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Marble bowl
Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence examination
This rolled-rim shallow bowl is completely intact. A reddish-brown encrustation covers the bowl, though less so on the interior due to cleaning. There are calcium carbonate deposits mainly on the exterior. This is a particularly well-preserved example of a shallow bowl with swollen, rounded rim designed to keep liquids from splashing over the sides.(1)
Sandy MacGillivray and J.-F. de Lapèrouse
(1) See, Getz-Gentle, P. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996, 99-105.
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