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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.201
Title
Bowl
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
2800-2200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Cyclades
Period
Cycladic period, Early
Culture
Cycladic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/57047

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Marble, cinnabar
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
4.2 x 15.24 cm (1 5/8 x 6 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.201
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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).

Exhibition History

  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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