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Picrolite figure

ca. 3900–2500 BCE
Not on view
The form and material are characteristic of figures from the Chalcolithic (literally "copper-stone") period on Cyprus. These works, found mainly in graves, may have been deposited as offerings or worn as pendants.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Picrolite figure
  • Period: Chalcolithic
  • Date: ca. 3900–2500 BCE
  • Culture: Cypriot
  • Medium: Picrolite
  • Dimensions: Height: 3 1/8 × 11/16 in., 0.8oz. (7.9 × 1.8 cm, 22.682g)
    Width: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
  • Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.11.5
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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