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Kandila (Collared Jar with Conical Foot)
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Kandila , the modern Greek word used by archaeologists for Early Cycladic stone jars like this one, also refers to a type of hanging oil lamp, similar in shape but made of metal and still used in some Greek Orthodox churches. Despite this name and the formal similarity, the primary function of the prehistoric kandila remains uncertain. The holes drilled through each of its four lugs may have been used for hanging or to secure a lid.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineKandila (Collared Jar with Conical Foot), 3000–2950 BCE. Master A (Greek). Marble; overall: 10.7 x 12.9 cm (4 3/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of the Merrin Family, 1991.166
