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Porphyry ritual vessel-rhyton
Porphyry ritual vessel-rhyton

Porphyry ritual vessel-rhyton

Λ2699
Stone (Porphyry)
Mended and restored.
Height: 43 cm.
Zakros
Palace
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙI period.:
1525/1500-1450 BC:
Gallery:
VIII
Case:
90
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion. Palace cult
Palace of Zakros. The Treasury of the Shrine
Description
Porphyry libation vessel/rhyton from the Treasury of the Shrine of the palace of Zakros. One of seven stone cult vessels of similar shape found in the palace. The upper part of the rhyton is separately made and attached to the body by a relief collar. The vertical relief grooves attest to the Minoan stone-carvers’ exemplary skill.
Bibliography:
Platon, Ν. Το νέον μινωικόν Ανάκτορον, Athens, 1974, 120-121.
Author:
K. T.


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