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Piriform rhyton

Π2837
Clay
Mended from many sherds, restored.
Height: 22 cm.
Gournia
House Cm
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙA period.:
1600 - 1500 BC:
Gallery:
VII
Case:
72
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion - Domestic and open-air cult
Domestic shrines Cult vessels
Description
Rhyton with narrow neck, horizontal rim and globular upper body tapering downwards to the hole in the tip. The neck and rim are painted brownish-black, while the shoulder is decorated with dotted lines and the rest of the body is covered with a conglomerate pattern. This rhyton was found in the settlement of Gournia, in House Cm, where it was stored with other cult vessels. These included thirteen other rhyta including a bull’s-head rhyton, and a ritual jug with double rim (Π2830, Π2776). Similar assemblages of rhyta have been found in at least four houses at Gournia, although that of House Cm is the largest excavated in the settlement. It has been argued that these vases were used in rituals in which members of other households also participated.
Bibliography:
Boyd Hawes, H. et al. Gournia, Vasilike and Other Prehistoric Sites on the Isthmus of Hierapetra, Crete. Philadelphia 1908, 24, 40, pl. VII: 40. Privitera, S. "The Rhyton-Hoards as Evidence for Feasting in Neopalatial Crete: the Case of Gournia." Creta Antica 6 (2005): 187-198.
Author:
E. S.


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