Black Burnished bowl with handles in the shape of lotus flowers
Date9th-8th century BCE
Periodlate Geometric to early Archaic
CulturePhoenician
MediumCeramic (wheelmade and handmade) with black slip
ClassificationCeramics
ProvenanceFound by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874–1876; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), April 21, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.682
On View
Not on viewHeight: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Height (without handles): 1 5/8 in. (4.07 cm)
Width (at handles): 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)
Diameter (without handles): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Thickness (wall): 3/16 in. (0.52 cm)
Handles
Height: 2.0 in. (5.08 cm)
Width: 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm)
Lotus Flower
Height: 11/16 in. (1.82 cm)
Width: 1 1/16 in. (2.74 cm)
Thickness: 5/8 in. (1.56 cm)
Rim
Diameter (exterior): 4 3/8 in. (11.05 cm)
Diameter (interior): 3 13/16 in. (9.61 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Core: 4 N/ (dark gray)
Slip: 2.5 N/ (black)
Inclusions
some sand, few lime, few small voids
1750-1550 BCE
800-650 BCE
800-650 BCE
Unknown
6th century BCE