Miniature alabaster pithoid jar
Description: | Cypriot craftsmen of the Late Bronze Age often combined different influences into their own creations. The shape of this stone vase is purely Mycenaean Greek, but the use of alabaster likely reflects Egyptian influence. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 3 7/8 in., 0.5 lb., 3 1/2 in. (9.8 cm, 0.2 kg, 8.9 cm) |
Period: | Late Bronze Age III |
Date: | 1400 - 1050 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Provenance: | From Cyprus |
References: | Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1877. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. pl. XVIII, London: John Murray.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1630, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 520, p. 387, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Accession Number: | 74.51.5123 |