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Chlorite spindle whorl, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot tool
Chlorite spindle whorl, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1200–1050 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5004.Open Access by the MET

Late Bronze Age III

Chlorite spindle whorl

Around the central hole are two concentric incised lines. Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)

Classification

Object type
Textile tool
Decoration
Incised
Motif
Concentric circles
Material
StoneSteatite
Period
Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot III
Date
1200 - 1050 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.5004

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1559, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 594, p. 406, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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