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 large shallow bowl with rolled rim is carved from white marble and is nearly intact. The surface varies from smooth to severely eroded and pitted. A deeply pitted ring, ca. 7.95 cm in diameter, on the interior surface suggests that another object was placed there at the time of burial. There are numerous reddish iron-rich stains on the exterior and interior surfaces and soil deposits in some of the larger pits. The shape is characteristic of the Early Cycladic II period when such shallow bowls are deposited as grave goods in burials with the deceased.
Seán Hemingway, Dorothy Abramitis, Federico Carò
This large shallow bowl with rolled rim is carved from white marble and is nearly intact. The surface varies from smooth to severely eroded and pitted. A deeply pitted ring, ca. 7.95 cm in diameter, on the interior surface suggests that another object was placed there at the time of burial. There are numerous reddish iron-rich stains on the exterior and interior surfaces and soil deposits in some of the larger pits. The shape is characteristic of the Early Cycladic II period when such shallow bowls are deposited as grave goods in burials with the deceased.
Seán Hemingway, Dorothy Abramitis, Federico Carò
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble bowl
- Period: Early Cycladic II
- Date: ca. 2700–2300 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
Diameter: 10 7/16 in. (26.5 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.2022.38.146
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art