Ivory disk with rosette
Unknown
ca. 1600–1050 BCE · Hippoptomus ivory · Greek and Roman Art
Ivory was imported to Cyprus from the Near East or Egypt. The rosette was a popular decorative motif originally inspired by designs on Syrian and Phoenician minor arts and textiles.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1600–1050 BCE
- Medium
- Hippoptomus ivory
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
