Ivory Hinge-Framed Carving - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Ivory Hinge-Framed Carving

Ivory hinge-piece; right-hand object in photograph; rectangular, widening towards rounded top with a circular depression drilled into the left-hand side; three holes drilled in a vertical line along the centre of the hinge; carved decoration of a double-framed vertical band of arcs; one of a pair with 1897,0401.1378. Dimensions: Length: 6 centimetres; Thickness: 0.90 centimetres; Width: 0.90 centimetres Object Type: hinge Techniques: carved; drilled

Date

1340 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.1377

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi