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Clay jug

Π33100
Clay
Intact, mended from several sherds
Height: 16 cm.Base diameter: 6.5 cm.Rim diameter: 8.7 cm.
Phaistos
Drain in area e, west of the palace
Hellenistic period:
175-150 BC:
Gallery:
XX
Case:
198
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). Cities and Sanctuaries
Cities
Description
This jug has a rounded biconical body and flaring rim. It is covered with glossy black glaze and decorated with incised pentagons in the West Slope Style. This is a typical product of the Knossos pottery workshop. West Slope ware is one of the most widespread pottery styles of the Hellenistic period, particularly in the East Mediterranean. It is named after the West Slope of the Athens Acropolis, where such vessels were first found during the excavations of the German Archaeological Institute in the late 19th century. The style features motifs rendered in incised decoration, clay wash, and white and red paint.
Bibliography:
La Rosa, V. “Ceramiche ellenistiche da Festos: Per il problema della distruzione finale della citta”. In Β' Επιστημονική συνάντηση για την Ελληνιστική Κεραμική, Ρόδος 22-25 Μαρτίου 1989, Athens, 1990, 160ff., n. 30 (F4414). Egglezou, Μ. Ελληνιστική κεραμική Κρήτης. Κεντρική Κρήτη. Athens, 2005, 134, 199-202, 318-322 and 339-342, pls 25 and 89α.
Author:
S. P.


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