Ancient World

Frying pan (Karlsruhe 75/11)

The Cycladian "frying pan" known as "Karlsruhe 75/11"—from its former location and inventory number in the Baden State Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany—is an ornately carved stone object from the Bronze Age Cycladic civilization of the Aegean. It dates to the Early Cycladic period, between the 27th and 24th centuries BC (EC II). The find spot is unknown, except that it originated on the Cycladic island of Naxos. The item derived from an illegal excavation and was acquired in 1975 by the Baden State Museum in Karlsruhe. On 6 June 2014 it was repatriated to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece. It is one of only a few Cycladic frying pans in stone; the great majority of the 200-odd known are pottery.

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• ▸Berkhamsted
• ▸Aegean art
• ▸Akbari Fort & Museum

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