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Ritual jug of Egyptian alabaster
Ritual jug of Egyptian alabaster

Ritual jug of Egyptian alabaster

Λ2718
Stone (Egyptian Alabaster)
Mended
Height: 27 cm.
Zakros
Palace
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙI period.:
1525/1500-1450 BC:
Gallery:
VIII
Case:
88
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion. Palace cult
Palace of Zakros. The Treasury of the Shrine
Description
Ritual jug of Egyptian alabaster from the Treasury of the Shrine of the palace of Zakros. The shape of this ritual libation vessel is familiar from scenes on Minoan sealstones, where, combined with horns of consecration and branches, it may symbolise the regeneration of vegetation.
Bibliography:
Platon, Ν. Το νέον μινωικόν Ανάκτορον. Athens, 1974, 123.
Author:
K. T.


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