Marble spouted bowl
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence examination, optical microscopy
This delicate spouted hemispherical bowl with a horizontal lug handle is complete except for minor losses at the rim and spout. It is carved from very fine translucent marble. Its sides curve up and out from a small, flat base. A gently curved spout is carved at one end of the rim and the shallow horizontal lug is carved opposite it for a balanced pour. This bowl is a very fine marble example of the common Early Helladic and Early Cycladic clay sauceboat vessels used for pouring and/or drinking liquids.(1)
There are dark accretions over the exterior and interior surface.
Sandy MacGillivray and Wendy Walker
(1) See, Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pp. 109-112, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.
This delicate spouted hemispherical bowl with a horizontal lug handle is complete except for minor losses at the rim and spout. It is carved from very fine translucent marble. Its sides curve up and out from a small, flat base. A gently curved spout is carved at one end of the rim and the shallow horizontal lug is carved opposite it for a balanced pour. This bowl is a very fine marble example of the common Early Helladic and Early Cycladic clay sauceboat vessels used for pouring and/or drinking liquids.(1)
There are dark accretions over the exterior and interior surface.
Sandy MacGillivray and Wendy Walker
(1) See, Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pp. 109-112, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble spouted bowl
- Period: Early Cycladic II
- Date: ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Width: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Diameter: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Thickness: 3/16 in. (.4 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
- Object Number: L.2022.38.118
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art