Marble elaborate vase, “kandila”
From Paros, Cyclades. Early Cycladic I period, 3200-2800 BC.
(ΕΑΜ/ΝΑΜ Π 4763)
Impressive size, brightness of white marble, as well as the art of symmetry in the rendering of the shape, elevate marble ‘
kandiles
’ into prestige objects of the Cycladic society. These vases are mainly used as funerary offerings in rich burials.