
Late Bronze Age II
Shist whetstone or polisher
Polisher. Overall: 1 x 3 x 5/8 in. (2.5 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Tool
- Material
- Stone
- Period
- probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
- Date
- 1600 - 1050 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1509, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 626, p. 413, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5028, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1509
- Hermary 2013, no. 626
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