Carved Ivory Rosette Lid
Description: | Ivory disc, probably the lid or base of a box; oval with eight drilled holes, evenly spaced around the edge; decorated with a carved rosette with six petals, overlaying two concentric circles which link six smaller petals; two horizontal lines encircle the central pattern; part of one edge damaged. Dimensions: Height: 0.50 centimetres; Length: 5.60 centimetres; Width: 4.90 centimetres Object Type: lid; base; box Techniques: carved; drilled |
Period: | Late Bronze Age III |
Date: | 1340 - 1050 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Enkomi |
Accession Number: | 1897,0401.1357 |