Marble vase with lug handles
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence examination
This cylindrical marble beaker is complete except for mended losses at the rim and lugs. It carved from a slightly variegated, light grayish marble. Two long vertical, fin-shaped lugs on either side of the vessel are perforated for suspension, although it is unusual that the top half of one lug is pierced twice. The base is slightly rounded and the interior is smooth except for a low central boss at the bottom.(1)
Sandy MacGillivray and J-F de Lapérouse
(1) For the form, see Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pp. 41-47, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996.
This cylindrical marble beaker is complete except for mended losses at the rim and lugs. It carved from a slightly variegated, light grayish marble. Two long vertical, fin-shaped lugs on either side of the vessel are perforated for suspension, although it is unusual that the top half of one lug is pierced twice. The base is slightly rounded and the interior is smooth except for a low central boss at the bottom.(1)
Sandy MacGillivray and J-F de Lapérouse
(1) For the form, see Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pp. 41-47, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble vase with lug handles
- Period: Early Cycladic I
- Date: ca. 3200–2700 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Width: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Diameter: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
- Object Number: L.2022.38.142
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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