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
This rolled-rim shallow bowl is completely intact. A reddish-brown encrustation covers the bowl, though less so on the interior due to cleaning. There are calcium carbonate deposits mainly on the exterior. This is a particularly well-preserved example of a shallow bowl with swollen, rounded rim designed to keep liquids from splashing over the sides.(1)
Sandy MacGillivray and J.-F. de Lapèrouse
(1) See, Getz-Gentle, P. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996, 99-105.
This rolled-rim shallow bowl is completely intact. A reddish-brown encrustation covers the bowl, though less so on the interior due to cleaning. There are calcium carbonate deposits mainly on the exterior. This is a particularly well-preserved example of a shallow bowl with swollen, rounded rim designed to keep liquids from splashing over the sides.(1)
Sandy MacGillivray and J.-F. de Lapèrouse
(1) See, Getz-Gentle, P. Stone Vessels of the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996, 99-105.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble bowl
- Period: Early Cycladic II
- Date: ca. 2700–2400/2300 BCE
- Culture: Cycladic
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Height: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Width: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Depth: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Thickness: 1/4 in. (.7 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Leonard N. Stern Collection, Loan from the Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Culture
- Object Number: L.2022.38.86
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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