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Minoan stone vessel of Egyptian type
Minoan stone vessel of Egyptian type

Minoan stone vessel of Egyptian type

Λ350
Stone (Gabbro)
Mended and restored in places.
Height: 8.8 cm. Rim diameter: 10.5 cm. Maximum diameter: 14.2 cm.
Hagia Triada
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period.:
1700-1450 BC:
Gallery:
V
Case:
50
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). The New Palaces. The zenith of Minoan civilisation
Trade and foreign contacts. Minoan Thalassocracy. International commerce and cultural influences
Description
This stone vase has a disc base, globular body, low cylindrical neck, flat rim with incised lines and two lugs at the widest point of the body. A wide groove runs around the shoulder. This is a Minoan vase imitating older Egyptian-type vessels. Two examples of the Egyptian vases from which Minoan artisans drew their inspiration have been found at Knossos, while the corresponding Minoan vessels, made of good-quality hard minerals (gabbro, limestone, basalt and marble) have been found at Knossos, Katsambas, Gournes, Palaikastro and other sites of Neopalatial Crete.
Bibliography:
Evans, A.J. The Palace of Minos: A Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilization as Illustrated by the Discoveries at Knossos. Vol. I, London, 1921, 67, fig. 31-34. Warren, P. Minoan Stone Vases. Cambridge, 1969, 74-5, 108-109. Karetsou, A., M. Andreadaki-Vlazaki, and N. Papadakis (eds). Κρήτη - Αίγυπτος. Πολιτισμικοί δεσμοί τριών χιλιετιών. Κατάλογος Έκθεσης. Heraklion, 2000, 212-213.
Author:
D. M.


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