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Marble bowl
Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence examination, optical microscopy
This large shallow bowl with rolled rim is carved from white marble and is nearly intact. The surface varies from smooth to severely eroded and pitted. A deeply pitted ring, ca. 7.95 cm in diameter, on the interior surface suggests that another object was placed there at the time of burial. There are numerous reddish iron-rich stains on the exterior and interior surfaces and soil deposits in some of the larger pits. The shape is characteristic of the Early Cycladic II period when such shallow bowls are deposited as grave goods in burials with the deceased.
Seán Hemingway, Dorothy Abramitis, Federico Carò
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