Bowl
VesselsCycladic3rd millennium BCE

Bowl

2800-2200 BCE

Description

Shallow bowl with circular depression, slightly off-centered, on underside keeps bowl from tipping. Bowl has rolled lip that varies in thickness throughout. Uneven in appearance, the bowl has one side higher than the other. Accretions heavy on underside. Root marks visible on inside of bowl with areas of earth-toned colors leading to a central concentration of reddish pigment remains (cinnabar).

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Carved
Medium
Marble, cinnabar
Culture
Cycladic
Period
Cycladic period, Early
Century
3rd millennium BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.2 x 15.24 cm (1 5/8 x 6 in.)

Provenance

From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg.

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