COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.74.51.5684
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MMA_.74.51.5684
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Bronze tripods from Cyprus represent some of the finest metalwork produced in the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Late Bronze Age. They were admired in the Aegean, where Cypriot prototypes were imitated during the first millennium B.C. This one is composed of pieces cast or worked separately and then fastened together by means of hard-soldering. Its decoration shows a blend of Mycenaean Greek and Near Eastern elements. The band at the top , cast flat in one piece, is decorated in low relief with a frieze of hounds pursuing wild goats. Ancient repairs to the stand's rim are one indication that it was a valuable treasured item that may have been passed from one generation to another.
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Bronze tripods from Cyprus represent some of the finest metalwork produced in the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Late Bronze Age. They were admired in the Aegean, where Cypriot prototypes were imitated during the first millennium B.C. This one is composed of pieces cast or worked separately and then fastened together by means of hard-soldering. Its decoration shows a blend of Mycenaean Greek and Near Eastern elements. The band at the top , cast flat in one piece, is decorated in low relief with a frieze of hounds pursuing wild goats. Ancient repairs to the stand's rim are one indication that it was a valuable treasured item that may have been passed from one generation to another.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Cypriot
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European; Southern European; Cypriot
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Cypriot
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Cypriot
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Bronze rod tripod
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Bronze rod tripod
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1250?1050 B.C.
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ca. 1250?1050 B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-2
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-2
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
2
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2
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
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Bronze
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Late Bronze Age
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Late Bronze Age
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Said to be from Kourion
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Said to be from Kourion
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
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H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
74.51.5684
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74.51.5684
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76
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The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_74.51.5684.tif
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MMA_.h1_74.51.5684.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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