Cycladic
A Cycladic marble bowl, Keros-Syros Culture, Early Cycladic II, circa 2800 - 2300 BC
Marble
Diameter: 15.3 cm
£ 11,000.00
The shallow bowl is of curving form and has a groove on the interior around the edge.
The shallow bowl is of curving form and has a groove on the interior around the edge.
Provenance
Dr. Werner Ekschmitt (1926-2004) Collection, Baden-Württemberg, formed between 1970-1990Cahn AG, Basel, Auktion 5, 23 September 2005, lot 225
American private collection
Literature
Handmade bowls such as this were among the most popular during this period. It is likely that they were used in funerary rituals. For a similar example from the Goulandris Collection, cf. C. Doumas, Cycladic Art, London, 1983, p. 102, no. 103.