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Large spouted vessel

Π33183
Clay
Mended and restored on the spout, base and part of the body.
Height: 28.5 cm. Rim diameter: 39 cm.
Knossos
Early Minoan House under the West Court of the Palace
Early Bronze Age. Prepalatial period, Early Minoan ΙΙA period.:
2700 - 2400 BC:
Gallery:
I
Case:
5
Exhibition thematic unit:
Early Bronze Age - Prepalatial period (3000 - 1900 BC). Settlements and cemeteries - the rise of ruling groups
A network of settlements. Habitation and social complexity
Description
Large, deep conical vessel with two horizontal handles, tubular spout and flat base, in the Koumasa Style. The painted decoration in red on a buff ground consists of four pairs of large, filled triangles joined at the tips and extending vertically across the vessel, giving the impression of dividing it into four. The dialogue between the vertical and horizontal axes of the vessel, as they are defined by both its shape and its decoration, is a characteristic feature of the Koumasa Style, a typical ware of the Early Minoan IIA period. Another basic characteristic is the linear decoration of dark red or brownish-black on the light-coloured surface of the vessels.
Bibliography:
Wilson, D.E. "The Pottery and Architecture of the EM IIA West Court House at Knossos." Annual of the British School at Athens 80 (1985): 281-364, fig. 14. Zois, Α. Α. Κρήτη: Η Πρώιμη Εποχή του Χαλκού. Vol. 4. Athens, 1998, 34-35.
Author:
E. S.


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