
Late Bronze Age II
Micaceous shist whetstone or polisher
Polisher. Overall: W.:5/8 x L.:2 3/8 x T.:5/8 in. (1.6 x 6 x 1.6 cm)
Classification
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1513, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 628, p. 413, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5032, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1513
- Hermary 2013, no. 628
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