Gabbro mace head

Gabbro mace head

Description:

Spherical with a hole through the center.


H. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm) Diam. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)

Period:

Early Bronze Age I

Date:

2500 - 1900 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1505, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 588, pp. 404-5, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.5019