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Stone escutcheon or ladle
Stone escutcheon or ladle

Stone escutcheon or ladle

Λ3645
Stone
Almost intact, minor restoration in places.
Height: 2.5 cm. Length: 6.7 cm.
Juktas
Psili Korfi
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Middle Minoan ΙΙΙ - Late Minoan I period.:
1700 - 1450 BC:
Gallery:
VII
Case:
67
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion - Domestic and open-air cult
Open-air Sanctuaries. The Peak Sanctuaries
Description
Open stone vessel in the shape of an escutcheon or heart, also known as a heart-shaped ladle. Stone vessels of this distinctive shape are thought to have been used for ritual purposes and sometimes bear Linear A inscriptions. They are found in sanctuaries and settlements of the Neopalatial period. Most of them have been found in the Knossos and Archanes area, including the Juktas peak sanctuary, where more than ten such vessels have been discovered.
Bibliography:
Karetsou, Α. "Ιερόν Κορυφής Γιούχτα." Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας (1974): 228-239. Karetsou, Α. "Ιερό Κορυφής Γιούχτα." Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας (1984), Vol. IΙ: 600-614, fig. 5.
Author:
E. S.


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