
Late Bronze Age II
Chlorite mortar
The mortar has three short legs. H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Classification
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1535, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 610, p. 409, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5053, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1535
- Hermary 2013, no. 610
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