Chlorite Bathtub Model - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Chlorite Bathtub Model

Grey-green chlorite model of a bathtub or coffin; elongated body with slightly incurving sides and curving corners on a flat base; pair of small lugs on each of the long sides of irregular size; the outer sides decorated with incised ladder- and triangle-motifs; series of incised strokes along the flat rim; parallel chisel marks are clearly visible on the inside surface. Dimensions: Height: 4.60 centimetres; Length: 11.20 centimetres; Width: 4.90 centimetres Object Type: model Techniques: carved; polished

Date

1250 - 950 BC

Accession No.

2010,5001.1

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion