"Harvester Vase"
Λ184
Stone (Steatite)
Restored on the part under the relief scene
Height: 9.6 cm.
Hagia Triada
Royal Villa
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙI period.:
1500 - 1450 BC:
Gallery:
VIICase:
75Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion - Domestic and open-air cultDescription
Stone rhyton with ritual scene in relief. It depicts a procession of men carrying agricultural implements for harvesting and winnowing, walking and singing to the rhythm of a sistrum. The sistrum, a ritual rattle inspired by Egyptian instruments, is being shaken by one of the men in the procession. At the head of the procession is a man holding a staff who is dressed differently to the rest, in a long garment. He is probably an official or a priest. The scene probably depicts a rural religious festival at which the rhyton may have been used. This vessel from Agia Triada belongs to a category of stone vases with relief religious scenes, which were produced in palatial lapidary workshops, probably at Knossos. Two other examples, the Boxer Rhyton and the Chieftain Cup, were also found at the Royal Villa of Agia Triada.Bibliography:
Halbherr, F., E. Stefani and L. Banti. "Hagia Triada nel Periodo Tardo Palaziale." ASAtene (1977), 72. Dimopoulou-Rethemiotaki, N. Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου. Athens, 2005, 182-183, 186-189. Warren, P. Minoan Stone Vases. Cambridge, 1969, 88, 174-180.Author:
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