Caption

Stone vessel – kandila, Body in the shape of a flattened hemisphere with four evenly spaced, ribbed, vertical ribs. The ribs have round holes suspended through their centers and slightly protrude into the surface of the body. Narrow, flattened shoulders. Neck clearly defined, wide, and conical. Spout in the form of a delicately defined roller running around the rim of the vessel. Interior hollowed out in the neck area with a shallow, semicircular recess protruding into the body; the remaining part of the belly is not hollowed out. 3200–2800 BC Early Cycladic I period, Grotta-Pelos culture, Cyclades. Vessel. Height 11.5 cm, width 9 cm, weight 0.734 kg., An off-white to beige stone vessel with a rounded body that tapers to a short flared pedestal base, a narrower cylindrical neck rising from the shoulder, a matte slightly rough surface with visible grain and subtle mottling in creamy, tan, and light brown tones, a few shallow depressions on the body, and a soft shadow cast beneath it on a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_377

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96.0Mb (3.3Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Stone vessel – kandila Body shape flattened hemisphere four evenly spaced ribbed vertical ribs ribs round holes suspended centers slightly protrude surface body Narrow flattened shoulders Neck defined wide conical Spout form delicately roller running rim vessel Interior hollowed neck area shallow semicircular recess protruding remaining part belly hollowed 3200–2800 BC Early Cycladic I period Grotta-Pelos culture Cyclades Vessel Height 11.5 cm width 9 cm weight 0.734 kg off-white beige stone vessel rounded body tapers short flared pedestal base narrower cylindrical neck rising shoulder matte slightly rough surface visible grain subtle mottling creamy tan light brown tones shallow depressions soft shadow cast beneath neutral gray background.