Marble spouted 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 narrow, conical, white marble bowl is intact except for minor losses at the rim. There is a single solid, horizontal lug below the rim that most likely would have served as a handle for pouring. Three concentric incisions decorate the top of the vessel. This vessel is a deeply carved example of a common Early Cycladic II bowl type.(1)
Calcareous accretions and traces of root marks are evident on the exterior surface, and the interior is worn and pitted.
Sandy MacGillivray and Wendy Walker
(1) See Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pl. 56, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.
This narrow, conical, white marble bowl is intact except for minor losses at the rim. There is a single solid, horizontal lug below the rim that most likely would have served as a handle for pouring. Three concentric incisions decorate the top of the vessel. This vessel is a deeply carved example of a common Early Cycladic II bowl type.(1)
Calcareous accretions and traces of root marks are evident on the exterior surface, and the interior is worn and pitted.
Sandy MacGillivray and Wendy Walker
(1) See Getz-Gentle, Pat. 1996. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. pl. 56, University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble spouted bowl
- Period: Early Cycladic II
- Date: ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Width: 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm)
Diameter: 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm):
Thickness: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
- Object Number: L.2022.38.147
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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