Marble bowl
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible light luminescence examination
This small, deep, white marble bowl is intact and in excellent condition with only minor losses at the rim. A shallow groove around the interior of the rim delineates it from the body of the vessel. (1)
There are small areas of encrustation near the rim. Light scratches and some very small superficial pits are noticeable on the surface.
Sandy MacGillivray, J-F de Lapérouse
(1) See, Getz-Gentle, P. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996, 99-105.
This small, deep, white marble bowl is intact and in excellent condition with only minor losses at the rim. A shallow groove around the interior of the rim delineates it from the body of the vessel. (1)
There are small areas of encrustation near the rim. Light scratches and some very small superficial pits are noticeable on the surface.
Sandy MacGillivray, J-F de Lapérouse
(1) See, Getz-Gentle, P. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996, 99-105.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble bowl
- Period: Early Cycladic II
- Date: ca. 2700-2400/2300 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Diameter: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Depth: 1/4 in. (.6 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
- Object Number: L.2022.38.98
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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