• Stone vessel with lid



Stone vessel with lid
Stone vessel with lid

Stone vessel with lid

Λ1255
Stone (Marble)
Intact
Height: 3.1 cm. Rim diameter: 3.6 cm. Base diameter: 3.1 cm.
Mochlos
Tomb I/II/III
Middle Bronze Age. Prepalatial period, Middle Minoan I period.:
2000 - 1800 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
Very small stone bowl found in Tomb III of Tomb Complex I/II/III at Mochlos. It is known as a “bird’s-nest” bowl due to its shape. This is the most common shape in Crete between Early Minoan III and Middle Minoan IA. It is chiefly found in cemeteries, where it was used to store perfumed unguents or offerings to the dead. Stone vase production was highly developed in Prepalatial Crete, while some examples have also been found at archaeological sites outside the island, attesting to the exchange and trading relations of the time.
Bibliography:
Mavroudi, N. "Miniature "Bird's-Nest" Vase." In 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, 73. Seager, R. B. Explorations in the Island of Mochlos. Boston and New York, 1912, 38-39, fig. 46: IIIb. Warren, P. Minoan Stone Vases. Cambridge, 1969, 7-11.
Author:
E. S.


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