Schist spindle whorl - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Schist spindle whorl

An incised line surrounds the hole in the center. Between two incised lines at the outer edge are oblique strokes. H. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Diam.1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)

Date

1200 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5005

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1554, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 597, p. 406, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.