Bowl
A low, rounded bowl of pale cream calcite alabaster with a thin, slightly uneven rim and a smooth interior. A hairline crack runs from the rim down the outer wall, and four small knobs or lugs sit near the base. The translucent stone shows faint banding along the rim, set against a dark gray background.
Look closer: Four small knobs or lugs cluster on the lower body beside the crack.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. late 8th millennium BCE
- Medium
- Calcite alabaster
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 3221 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -7000).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Sheldon and Barbara Breitbart, 1985