This is a rare fragmentary double vase of two semi-circular joined bowls. The bowls are siamese and share a common thin-walled rim in the middle. In profile, the piece has...
This is a rare fragmentary double vase of two semi-circular joined bowls. The bowls are siamese and share a common thin-walled rim in the middle. In profile, the piece has the appearance of a single bowl with a wedge-shaped vertical crease on each long side. It would have been originally mounted on a bell-shaped pedestal of which only a trace remains today. From the remaining bit, it is clear the stem was rather narrow. Although no colour is preserved on this work, one may surmise its function was the same as that of the twin cups: a painter’s palette. The shape and design are believed to come from the Keros-Syros culture (ca. 2700—2200 BC). There is some restoration and mending of breaks to the left bowl.