Chlorite mortar, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot tool

Late Bronze Age II

Chlorite mortar

The mortar has four wide legs. Traces of fire on the interior suggest that the object served as an incense burner. Overall: H.:2 1/2 x W.:5 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13.3 cm)

Date

1600 - 700 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5051

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1534, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 612, p. 410, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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