Early Bronze Age I

Bronze tweezers

Early and Middle Bronze Age Cypriot bronze workers were conservative in their craft, and the repertoire of objects they produced consisted primarily of a limited variety of weapons, tools, and personal items. length 3 1/4in. (8.2cm)

Date

2500 - 1900 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5432

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4659, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 877, p. 300, New York: Gilliss Press.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 85, pp. 55-56, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.