• Clay beaked jug with white linear decoration



Clay beaked jug with white linear decoration
Clay beaked jug with white linear decoration

Clay beaked jug with white linear decoration

Π5473
Clay
Mended and restored in a few places.
Height: 14.5 cm. Rim diameter: 10 cm.
Mochlos
Cemetery
Early - Middle Bronze Age. Prepalatial period, Early Minoan ΙΙΙ - Middle Minoan ΙA period.:
2200 - 1900 BC:
Gallery:
I
Case:
8
Exhibition thematic unit:
Early Bronze Age - Prepalatial period (3000 - 1900 BC). Settlements and cemeteries - the rise of ruling groups
For the dead. From personal event to communal practices
Description
Teapot with eyed, beaked spout and vertical handle, decorated in white on a brownish-black ground. There is a row of dots around the short neck, groups of diagonal zigzag lines and rows of horizontal lines on the shoulder, and a double curved line on the lower body. This vase is an example of the rich repertoire of White-on-Dark Ware, which appeared in Early Minoan IB and peaked in Middle Minoan IA in East Crete. This form of decoration was mainly applied to serving vessels such as jug, cups, teapots and deep or shallow plates. Their rich decoration probably made them a means of displaying the social status of their owners at dinners and banquets.
Bibliography:
Betancourt, P.P. East Cretan White-on-Dark Ware. University Museum Monograph 51. Philadelphia, 1984, 46, pl. 2:A. Seager, R.B. Explorations in the Island of Mochlos. Boston and New York, 1912, 85 (Μ74), fig. 49: M74.
Author:
E. S.


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