Heraklion Archaeological Museum - CollectiveAccess System : Clay objects : Beaked jug with Marine Style decoration [Π9571]

Beaked jug with Marine Style decoration

Π9571

Clay

Intact, mended and restored.

Height: 27 cm. Maximum diameter of body: 19 cm.

Malia

House Ζβ

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

Palaces of Phaistos and Malia

Description

Beaked jug with a simple base, a vertical grooved handle and a low neck with ring, the last two features echoing metal prototypes. The vase is made of fine clay fabric and decorated in black paint on buff slip with motifs of the Marine Style of the Special Palatial Tradition. There are three starfish on the shoulder and three tritons among lush seaweed on the main body, while the neck is decorated with a foliate band and the handle with chevrons. The jug was used for the temporary storage, transport and decanting of liquids, perhaps for symbolic/ritual purposes.

Bibliography:

Deshayes, J. and Α. Dessenne, Fouilles ex?cut?es ? Mallia: Exploration des maisons et quartiers d'habitation (1948-1954). Deuxi?me Fascicule, ?tudes Cretoises XI, Geuthner. Paris, 1959: inside cover (drawing), 55-56 (description), pl. XVI.2 (photograph). Mountjoy, P.A. "Ritual Associations for LM I B Marine Style Vases". In P. Darcque and J.-C. Poursat (eds), L’Iconographie minoenne, Actes de la table ronde d’Ath?nes (21-22 avril 1983), Bulletin de Correspondance Hell?nique, Suppl?ment 11. Ath?nes, 1985, 231-242. Mountjoy, P.A. Mycenaean Pottery: An Introduction. Oxford, 1993, 41, fig. 50.

Author:

P. S.

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