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Minoan stone vessel

Minoan 'bird's nest' bowl

Classification
bowl
Culture
Minoan
Dimensions
height: 6.7 cm
Date
second half of the 3rd millenium B.C.
Period
Early Minoan Period (3200–2000)
Material
stone
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Hugelmann, Yvonne and Fitz, gift of
Inventory
2001.8.A
ID
Hyp-81
References
Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 15; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 16

It is impossible to sample this object without damaging its integrity, the piece was therefore not included in the analysis of Danielle Decrouez  (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences).   

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.