Marble footed cup
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Technical analysis: Ultraviolet-induced visible luminescence examination, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.
This footed cup is carved from an extremely fine-grained (maximum grain size ≈ 0.5 mm) white marble. There is a large gouge on the exterior body of the bowl and minor losses to the lip and the outer edge of the foot. One of the larger chips on the lip has been filled and toned on the interior side and several smaller chips have been filled in the foot. The weathering pattern on the surface is irregular with some yellow staining and is consistent with an archaeological provenance. The abundant traces of red pigment visible on the interior of the bowl, and trapped underneath calcareous accretions, were identified as cinnabar. The bowl has upward flaring concave, thin-walled sides that rise from its slightly rounded base which is supported by a narrow conical stem that flares down toward the round flat-bottomed foot. Pat Getz-Gentle suggests that the sculptor was most likely the same as that for L.2022.38.139, which is a slightly larger example of the same type.
Seán Hemingway, J.-F. de Lapèrouse, Federico Carò
This footed cup is carved from an extremely fine-grained (maximum grain size ≈ 0.5 mm) white marble. There is a large gouge on the exterior body of the bowl and minor losses to the lip and the outer edge of the foot. One of the larger chips on the lip has been filled and toned on the interior side and several smaller chips have been filled in the foot. The weathering pattern on the surface is irregular with some yellow staining and is consistent with an archaeological provenance. The abundant traces of red pigment visible on the interior of the bowl, and trapped underneath calcareous accretions, were identified as cinnabar. The bowl has upward flaring concave, thin-walled sides that rise from its slightly rounded base which is supported by a narrow conical stem that flares down toward the round flat-bottomed foot. Pat Getz-Gentle suggests that the sculptor was most likely the same as that for L.2022.38.139, which is a slightly larger example of the same type.
Seán Hemingway, J.-F. de Lapèrouse, Federico Carò
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble footed cup
- Period: Early Cycladic II
- Date: ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Diameter: 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm)
Thickness: 3/16 in. (.5 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
- Object Number: L.2022.38.140
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art