Marble bowl

ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151
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, marble, rolled-rim bowl is complete with mended losses at the rim – an associated crack and two bonded fragments were filled and toned. A carved groove around the interior of the rim delineates from the rest of the interior of the bowl. A pale ring encircles the interior, about two thirds of the way down.


A thin layer of accretion covers most of the interior, but is less noticeable on the exterior of the vessel.


Sandy MacGillivray and Wendy Walker

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Marble bowl
  • Period:
    Early Cycladic II
  • Date:
    ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE
  • Culture:
    Cycladic
  • Medium:
    Marble
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
    Diameter: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
    Thickness: 5/16 in. (.8 cm)
  • Classification:
    Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line:
    Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
  • Object Number:
    L.2022.38.125
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art