Limestone whetstone or polisher

Limestone whetstone or polisher

Description:

There is a hole at the top that does not pierce the object entirely.


H. 1 11/16 x 9/16 in. (4.2 x 1.4 cm)

Period:

Bronze Age

Date:

3900 BC - 100 AD

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1514, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 631, p. 414, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.5033