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Bowl with short spout and low base

Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Early Minoan II-III Period

Medium/Technique Dolomitic marble
Dimensions 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.14
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBowl. Drawn in at the neck; a short spout; a very low base. White marble mottled with gray. Broken and put together. Several small fragments missing.
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.