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Blossom bowl
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan I
about 1750–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Greece, Crete, Mochlos
Medium/Technique
Serpentine
Dimensions
Height: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.) diameter of cover: 8.4 cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.591a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDecorated form of bird's nest bowl with leaf design resembling lotus flowers.
ProvenanceIn 1909: sent by the Cretan Museum in return for donor's contribution (found at Mochlos, Crete); recorded as gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker to MFA, December 29, 1909