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Chlorite miniature bathtub, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot
Chlorite miniature bathtub, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1199–1000 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5025.Open Access by the MET

Late Bronze Age III

Chlorite miniature bathtub

The bathtub was introduced to Cyprus at the beginning of the twelfth century B.C. with the arrival of the first Aegean settlers. Several real bathtubs of clay and limestone have been found in tombs, where they were used for purification purposes. Miniature bathtubs may have served as substitutes. Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (4.4 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm)

Classification

Object type
Model
Material
StoneSteatite
Period
Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date
1199 - 1000 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Provenance

  • “From Amathus”

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.5025, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1544
  • Karageorghis 2000, no. 122
  • Hermary 2013, no. 633

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