Cup with floral decoration
Place of Malia, central Court.

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Cup with floral decoration

Π8634
Clay
Incomplete, mended and restored.
Height: 9 cm. Rim diameter: 14 cm.
Malia
Palace
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan IA period.:
1600-1500 BC:
Gallery:
IV
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). The New Palaces. The zenith of Minoan civilisation
Palaces of Phaistos and Malia
Description
At the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, the dominant trend in vase-painting was for naturalistic or stylised floral and vegetal themes. This semiglobular cup is decorated with spiralling leafy sprays and simple horizonal bands, The use of dark, glossy paint on a burnished surface, and the high-quality production and skilled firing of the vessel, bear witness to the technological achievements of the potters active in the major centres of Minoan Crete at the peak of the New Palaces.
Bibliography:
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Author:
I. N.


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