Heraklion Archaeological Museum - CollectiveAccess System : Clay objects : Bridge-spouted jar decorated in the Abstract and Geometric Styles [Π8939]

Bridge-spouted jar decorated in the Abstract and Geometric Styles

Π8939

Clay

Mended from a few sherds and extensively restored.

Height: 28.9 cm.

Sklavokambos

Megaron

Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙB period.:

1500-1450 BC:

Gallery:

Case:

Exhibition thematic unit:

Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). The New Palaces. The zenith of Minoan civilisation

Settlements. Central buildings. Villas of Central Crete

Description

Bridge-spouted jar with a vertical handle with double groove on the upper side and a simple base. It is decorated with motifs combining various forms of the Abstract and the Geometric Style of the Special Palatial Tradition. Elaborate zigzags on reddish-brown paint, imitating alabaster veining, interspersed with dots and sea anemones, adorn the buff-slipped main body, with corals lower down and a foliate band on the shoulder. On the neck of the vase are light-hued rosettes on a reddish-brown ground. Used to pour liquids on special social occasions or during ritual events.

Bibliography:

Marinatos, S. "Τo Μινωικόν Μέγαρον Σκλαβοκάμπου". Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 1939-1941: 69-96. Betancourt, Ph. P. Η Ιστορία της Μινωικής κεραμεικής (trans. Th. Iliopoulos). Athens, 1985: 205, pl. 22Η. Papadaki, Chr. "Bridge-Spouted Jar". In Μ. Andreadaki-Vlazaki, G. Rethemiotakis and N. Dimopoulou-Rethemiotaki (eds), From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 3000-1100 B.C. Volume 1, New York, 2008: 49.

Author:

P. S.

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