
Late Bronze Age II
Basalt mortar
Shallow, large bowl on three tall legs. H. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm); Diam. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Tool
- Material
- StoneAndesite and diabase
- Date
- 1600 - 700 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1531, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 607, p. 408, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5048, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1531
- Hermary 2013, no. 607
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