• Early polychrome jar with zone of fish



Early polychrome jar with zone of fish
Early polychrome jar with zone of fish
Early polychrome jar with zone of fish

Early polychrome jar with zone of fish

Π5260
Clay
Mended
Height: 10 cm. Rim diameter: 8.5 cm.
Vasiliki
House Α
Middle Bronze Age. Middle Minoan I period.:
2000 - 1800 BC:
Gallery:
II
Case:
15
Exhibition thematic unit:
Middle Bronze Age - Late Prepalatial-Protopalatial period (2200-1700 BC). From small communities to towns
The emergence of palatial settlements: Towns and houses. Life in the settlements
Description
Small wide-mouthed jar with body widening towards the base. It stands out for its decoration in white and red on a brownish-black ground. Besides the solid bands decorating the jar, the zone of white fish on the upper body is particularly interesting. The use of figurative motifs (animals or human forms) gradually began to make its appearance in the Early Minoan III period, continuing into Middle Minoan I, while the combination of red and white ornaments was introduced in Middle Minoan IA. This jar was found together with fourteen other similar vases in a room in House A in Vasiliki. All fifteen were probably produced by the same workshop and perhaps even the same artisan.
Bibliography:
Seager, R.B. "Excavations at Vasiliki, Crete, in 1906." Transactions of the Department of Archaeology Vol. ΙΙ, Free Museum of Science and Arts, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1907, 124-125, pl. XXXb. Zois, Α. Βασιλική Ι. Athens, 1976, 23, 60-63. Zois, A. Der Kamares-Stil. Werden und Wesen. Philosophische Fakult?t der Universit?t T?bingen, 1968.
Author:
E. S.


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