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Kandila vase
Early Aegean, Cycladic
Bronze Age, Early Cycladic I Period
about 3000–2800 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Height: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number58.318
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCycladic vase. Coarse-grained island marble, with gold patina. Globular body with four pierced lugs for suspension or tying on lids; tall neck; narrow conical base. Many chips missing, particularly at rim and base.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Dr. Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Stret, Boston, Mass.; purchased by MFA from Dr. Hugo Weissmann, March 13, 1958, for $ 1,500.00