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Marble bowl

Cycladic

ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151

Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence examination, optical microscopy

This relatively deep, large marble bowl is recomposed from at least three fragments with additional mended losses at the rim. The smooth sides of the vessel gradually flare upward and outward to meet a clearly defined rolled rim. The latter is emphasized by a horizontal groove around the interior of the vessel. This particular bowl is a relatively deep version of the well-known rolled-rim type. (1)

The original surface is in good condition with patches of encrustation throughout.

Sandy MacGillivray and Wendy Walker

(1) See Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pp. 99-105, pl. 50, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.

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Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence (UVL) imaging of the interior of the bowl shows that it was assembled from three fragments and missing areas at the rim were filled and painted.

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Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence (UVL) imaging of the exterior of the bowl shows that it was assembled from three fragments and missing areas at the rim were filled and painted.

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Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence (UVL) imaging shows that the bowl was assembled from three fragments and missing areas at the rim were filled and painted.

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Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence (UVL) imaging shows that the bowl was assembled from three fragments and missing areas at the rim were filled and painted.