Miniature alabaster press - image 1

Bronze Age

Miniature alabaster press

The small deep bowl has two lugs, one of which is broken, and a pouring spout with a hole to the interior. Overall: 1 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (3.5 × 7 × 9.2 cm)

Date

3900 BC - 100 AD

Accession No.

74.51.5140

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1641, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 625, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.