Kados-shaped vessel with Floral Style decoration



Kados-shaped vessel with Floral Style decoration

Π8954
Clay
Intact, mended and restored.
Height: 29 cm.
Sklavokambos
Megaron
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙB period.:
1500-1450 BC:
Gallery:
V
Case:
45
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
Bucket-shaped vessel with two horizontal handles and a simple base. It is decorated with painted motifs in the Floral Style of the Special Palatial Tradition, in brown on buff slip. There is a row of reeds around the central and upper body of the vessel, with horizontal bands around the base and rim. It was probably used to transport or store foodstuffs or other commodities.
Bibliography:
Marinatos, S. "Τo Μινωικόν Μέγαρον Σκλαβοκάμπου". Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 1939-1941: 69-96.
Author:
P. S.


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