Kernos vessel by Acoocooro
Dimensions: Ø 13 x H 23 cm.
Materials: Stackable set of two "crema maya" marble bowls and cast bronze bowl and lid; vessel, container, or burner.
Kernos (plural kernoi), a very peculiar form of compound vessel or, simply put, «a plurality of bowls,» that was utilized for ceremonial purposes from as early as the Neolithic period. It may have been part of the rites and offerings to goddesses like Demeter, Kore, and Attis; but there are those who believe it was nothing more than table dishes.
The two crema maya vessels...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases