Ivory Carved Lid - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Ivory Carved Lid

Ivory lid; circular with concavo-convex profile and flattened top and sides; large hole drilled through centre with bevelled edges; two horizontal pierced lug handles; sides decorated with carved horizontal lines framing a band of double wavy lines and encircled dots; part of one edge and one handle missing. Dimensions: Height: 1.40 centimetres; Length: 6.20 centimetres; Width: 5.70 centimetres Object Type: lid Techniques: carved; drilled; pierced

Date

1340 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.1447

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi