
Containers and Vessels
Stone
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.A.2 of Designated List in force since 2011.
In marble, steatite, rock crystal, and other stone. These may belong to conventional shapes such as bowls, cups, jars, jugs, and lamps, or may occur in the shape of an animal or part of an animal. Approximate date: 7th millennium B.C. to 15th century A.D.
Example shown:
Lamp with conical body and ring foot
Material: Grey-Whitish Marble; Period: Late Helladic II-IIIA(1600-1340 B.C.); Provenance: Chamber Tomb 88, Mycenae, Argolid; Place of Production: Argolid; Dimensions: height - 7.5 cm. / greatest diameter - 20 cm.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens