Carved Ivory Rosette Lid - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Carved Ivory Rosette Lid

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

Date

1340 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.1357

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi