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Bowl
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Early Minoan II-III Period
about 2600–2000 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Banded limestone (travertine)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.17
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBowl. On three sides the rim projects slightly to form horizontal handles. On the fourth side is a spout. Flattened at the bottom. Brown and café au lait color. Intact. Material: first called alabaster, changed to banded tufa. R. Newman, 4/25/94: calcite, banded limestone, could be called travertine.
Provenance1908, excavated at the cemetery of Mochlos, Crete, by Richard Berry Seager (b. 1882 - d. 1925), acquired in the division of finds, and shipped to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: January 14, 1909)
NOTE: In recognition of support provided for excavations provided by Mrs. T. James Bowlker.
NOTE: In recognition of support provided for excavations provided by Mrs. T. James Bowlker.