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Bronze rod tripod

Period:
Late Bronze Age
Date:
ca. 1250–1050 B.C.
Culture:
Cypriot
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) diameter of rim 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification:
Bronzes
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.5684

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 173

  • Description

    The bronze tripods and other vessel stands from Cyprus represent some of the finest metalwork produced in the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Late Bronze Age. Some were cast in one piece; others, such as this one, were composed of pieces cast or worked separately and fastened together by means of hard-soldering. The decoration shows a blend of Mycenaean Greek and Near Eastern elements. The stands themselves have a wide distribution, having been found on Cyprus, Crete, and the Cyclades, as well as in mainland Greece, Sardinia, and Italy. Ancient repairs to this stand's rim are one indication that it was a valuable, treasured item that may have been passed from one generation to another.

  • Provenance

    From Kourion, Cyprus (Cesnola, Atlas III, pl. XLIV, 4)

    Before 1874, excavated by Luigi Palma di Cesnola at Kourion, Cyprus; until 1874, collection of L.P. di Cesnola; acquired in 1874, purchased from L.P. di Cesnola.

  • References

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1987. Greece and Rome. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 3, p. 16.

    Karageorghis, Vassos. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 96, pp. 60-61.

    Picón, Carlos A., et al. 2007. Art of the Classical World in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 269, pp. 232, 459.

    Aruz, Joan, Benzel, Kim and Jean M. Evans (ed.). 2009. Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 393, fig. 125.

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