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Mould
Mould

Mould

Λ5310
Stone (Steatite)
Intact
Length 3.5 cm. Width 2.2 cm.
Poros
Charonitakis plot
΄Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Late Minoan ΙΒ:
1500-1450 BC:
Gallery:
V
Case:
48
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). The New Palaces. The zenith of Minoan civilisation
Harbours/ Poros-Kommos
Description
One of two parts of a closed steatite mortar. It was used to cast spherical necklace beads by pouring molten metal into the mould. The Poros settlement was one of the largest industrial centres in Crete, as evidenced by the important excavated remains of metalworking, stone-carving, seal-cutting and jewellery-making workshops.
Bibliography:
Dimopoulou, N. "Workshops and Craftsmen in the Harbour Town of Knossos at Poros-Katsambas." In R. Laffineur and P.P. Betancourt (eds), TEXNH: Craftsmen, Craftswomen and Craftsmanship in the Aegean Bronze Age. Aegaeum 16. Universit? de Li?ge and University of Texas at Austin, Li?ge, 1997, 433-438.
Author:
G. F.


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