Bronze Age
Miniature alabaster press
The small deep bowl has two lugs, one of which is broken, and a pouring spout with a hole to the interior. Overall: 1 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (3.5 × 7 × 9.2 cm)
Date
3900 BC - 100 AD
Accession No.
74.51.5140
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1641, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 625, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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