• Stone miniature vessel with lid



Stone miniature vessel with lid
Stone miniature vessel with lid

Stone miniature vessel with lid

Λ1237
Stone (Steatite)
Intact
Height (with lid): 8.4 cm. Rim diameter: 2.1 cm. Base diameter: 2.7 cm.
Mochlos
Tomb I/II/III
Early Bronze Age. Prepalatial period, Early Minoan ΙΙ-ΙΙI period.:
2700 - 2000 BC:
Gallery:
I
Case:
9
Exhibition thematic unit:
Early Bronze Age - Prepalatial period (3000 - 1900 BC). Settlements and cemeteries - the rise of ruling groups
The art of stone. A new craft flourishes
Description
Miniature cylindrical stone vase that tapers upwards and preserves its lid. Its shape is unique. It is made of green-black steatite of excellent quality, polished to a high lustre. The vase was found in Tomb II of Tomb Complex Ι/ΙΙ/ΙΙΙ at Mochlos, the richest tomb in the cemetery, which contained numerous exquisitely-made small stone vessels among other valuable grave goods. Its miniature size is typical of many stone vessels of Early Minoan II – Middle Minoan I date, in contrast to the larger examples of the preceding period. Hundreds of stone vases have been found in tombs of Prepalatial Crete, and they appear to have been intended chiefly for funerary use during this period.
Bibliography:
Andreadaki-Vlazaki, M., G. Rethemiotakis and N. Dimopoulou-Rethemiotaki (eds), From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 3000-1100 B.C. Catalogue of the Exhibition From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 3000-1100 B.C., Onassis Cultural Center, New York, March 13-September 13, 2008. New York, 2008, 71. Seager, R. B. Explorations in the Island of Mochlos. Boston and New York, 1912, 25, fig. 7: ΙΙe. Warren, P. Minoan Stone Vases. Cambridge, 1969, 93.
Author:
E. S.


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