{"product_id":"cycladic-frying-pan-vessel-met-thetis","title":"Cycladic frying pan vessel","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark incised Cycladic 'frying pan' vessel, Early Cycladic II period, ca. 2700–2400 BCE. After an original in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Special commission, 2\/2.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAmong the most mysterious objects to survive from prehistoric Greece, the Cycladic 'frying pan' defies easy explanation. Neither pan nor plate, it belongs to a category whose purpose archaeology has named but never fully resolved — ritual, status, fertility, the sea. This example, after an original in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is rendered in dark-fired terracotta with deep incised decoration faithful to the Early Cycladic II tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEntirely at home on a modern table too: heat-resistant and robust, it works beautifully as a trivet for hot pots straight from the oven, a sculptural centrepiece, or simply as a striking decorative object in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMade as a special commission for a film production in summer 2025. Piece 2 of 2, from the ATTIC BLACK \u003cem\u003eThetis Cabinet\u003c\/em\u003e, handmade in Athens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDimensions: max L 20 cm, H 3 cm, ext. rim D 16 cm, int. rim D 15.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attic Black","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54074292633941,"sku":"EXC-PREH-33","price":235.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7790\/6893\/files\/EXC-PREH-33_1_001958bf-93d9-411e-9c84-2861bce4bcf3.jpg?v=1780667145","url":"https:\/\/theatticblackshop.com\/products\/cycladic-frying-pan-vessel-met-thetis","provider":"Attic Black","version":"1.0","type":"link"}