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Marble spouted bowl

Cycladic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151

Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible light luminescence examination


This delicate, marble spouted, conical bowl is complete except for the chipped spout and minor losses at the rim and lug. Its relatively thin-walled sides curve up and out from a narrow flat base. A gently curved spout is carved at one end of the rim and a shallow horizontal lug is carved opposite it for a balanced pour. The bowl is similar to clay Early Helladic and Early Cycladic sauceboats that most likely were used for pouring and/or drinking liquids.


The surface is weathered with a pinkish-brown encrustation and there are traces of ancient tool marks.


Sandy MacGillivray and Wendy Walker


(1) For this type and comparanda, see Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pp. 109-12, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.

Marble spouted bowl, Marble, Cycladic

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