religious/ritual vessel(?);
kandila
- Museum number
- 1843,0507.76
- Description
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Marble vase (kandila), perhaps for ritual use. This particular shape, with its sea-urchin-shaped body and conical neck and foot, was common in the Grotta-Pelos phase of the Early Bronze Age Cyclades, between about 3200 and 2800 BC.
- Production date
- 3200BC-2800BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 25.30 centimetres
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Width: 24.20 centimetres
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Depth: 23.80 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1843
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1843,0507.76