Chlorite tripod - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Chlorite tripod

Feet decorated with lines and circles. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 2 5/8 in., 2 lb., 4 3/4 in. (6.7 cm, 0.9 kg, 12.1 cm)

Date

1450 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5055

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • “From Amathus”

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. CXV.8, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1533, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 121, pp. 74-75, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 605, p. 408, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.