Terracotta scuttle
Unknown Artist
The scuttle, a single-handled shallow bowl with one side bent inward and upward, is a cooking utensil and was probably used for burning coals. The high side by the handle would protect the hand from the heat of the burning charcoal.
Credit: Gift of the Greek Government, 1927
c. 1400-1190 B.C.
Terracotta; coarse ware
16.3 x 16.3cm
27.120.9
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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