Archaic II

Bronze thymiaterion (incense burner)

This example represents the typical Cypriot form of incense burner, attested in terracotta as well as bronze. The shape was known in Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age and was evidently reintroduced during the Archaic period by the Phoenicians. 6in. (15.2cm) Other (diameter of mouth): 4 3/4in. (12.1cm) Other (diameter of saucer): 8 5/8in. (21.9cm)

Date

599 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5566

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus, said to be from Kourion

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4922, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 564, pp. 205-6, New York: Gilliss Press.Matthäus, Hartmut. 1985. Metallgefässe und Gefässuntersätze der Bronzezeit, der geometrischen und archaischen Periode auf Cypern: mit einem Anhang der bronzezeitlichen Schwertfunde auf Cypern, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Abteilung II Bd. 8. no. 610, pp. 282, 376, München: Beck.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 284, pp. 174-5, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.