Limestone funerary kalathos

Limestone funerary kalathos

Description:

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)

Period:

Bronze Age

Date:

3900 BC - 100 AD

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.

Accession Number:

74.51.2776