Bronze Age
Limestone funerary kalathos
The basketwork is indicated with vertical lines separated by smooth bands and lines in relief. H. 10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (26.7 x 20 cm)
Date
3900 BC - 100 AD
Accession No.
74.51.2776
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Kition or Idalion
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1230, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 502, p. 379, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.