Marble 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 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.
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble bowl
- Period: Early Cycladic II
- Date: ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Diameter:17 3/16 in. (43.6 cm)
Thickness: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
- Object Number: L.2022.38.55
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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