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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.
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Title: Ivory disk of a pyxis
Period: Late Cypriot II–III
Date: 13th–12th centruy BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Hippoptomus ivory
Dimensions: Diam.: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classifications: Miscellaneous-Bone, Ivory
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5225
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