Bird's nest bowl
about 2200–1750 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
FindspotMochlos, Crete, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCalcite: limestone or marble from Cape Matapan (Mani) in the southern Peloponnesos
DimensionsDiameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); diameter of opening: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession number09.598
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceIn 1909: sent by the Cretan Museum in return for donor's contribution (from Mochlos, Crete); recorded as gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker to MFA, December 29, 1909
40–20 B.C.
Late 6th–7th century A.D.
2600–2000 B.C.
4th century and mid-16th century
about 2600–2000 B.C.
