Micaceous shist whetstone or polisher - image 1

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)

Date

1600 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5032

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.