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Necklace bead

Σ-Κ2206
Stone (Steatite)
Intact
Length: 1.8 cm.
Katsambas
Cemetery of Katsambas, Tomb Η
Late Bronze Age. Final Palatial period, Late Minoan ΙΙ-ΙΙΙA2 period.:
1450-1350 BC:
Gallery:
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Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC) - Final Palatial period (1450-1300 BC).The cemeteries
The cemeteries of Knossos
Description
Amygdaloid necklace bead of polished blue steatite. Found in a rectangular rock-cut tomb (measuring 4.30 x 5.60 m.) in the cemetery of Poros Katsambas. Stone beads of rock crystal, sard, amethyst, steatite and serpentine usually form the majority of jewellery in the cemeteries of the Final Palatial period. In the same tomb were found faience necklaces, an ivory comb decorated with sphinxes, and pieces of a strategy board game (conical gaming pieces and a knucklebone).
Bibliography:
Alexiou, S. Υστερομινωικοί τάφοι λιμένος Κνωσού (Κατσαμπά). Βιβλιοθήκη της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας no. 56. Athens, 1967, 58 (no. 38), pl. 37 top.
Author:
G. F.


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