Stone vessel – kandila, Body in the shape of a flattened hemisphere with four evenly spaced, ribbed, vertical handles. The handles have round holes 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., A rounded stone vessel on a flared pedestal, carved from a mottled light beige to creamy stone with areas of warmer tan and subtle grayish patches; the upper section tapers inward to a short neck and slightly rolled rim while the midsection bulges outward and shows a few shallow, irregular depressions; the surface appears slightly weathered ...
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Stone vessel – kandila, Body in the shape of a flattened hemisphere with four evenly spaced, ribbed, vertical handles. The handles have round holes 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., A rounded stone vessel on a flared pedestal, carved from a mottled light beige to creamy stone with areas of warmer tan and subtle grayish patches; the upper section tapers inward to a short neck and slightly rolled rim while the midsection bulges outward and shows a few shallow, irregular depressions; the surface appears slightly weathered with a mix of smooth and grainy textures, and the object casts a soft shadow on a neutral dark gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_380

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

96.0Mo (3.7Mo) / 49.0cm x 49.0cm / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Stone vessel – kandila Body shape flattened hemisphere four evenly spaced ribbed vertical handles handles round holes 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 rounded stone vessel flared pedestal carved mottled light beige creamy stone areas warmer tan subtle grayish patches upper section tapers inward short neck slightly rolled midsection bulges outward irregular depressions slightly weathered mix smooth grainy textures object casts soft shadow neutral dark gray background.

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