• Two-spouted serpentine lamp with tall foot



Two-spouted serpentine lamp with tall foot
Two-spouted serpentine lamp with tall foot

Two-spouted serpentine lamp with tall foot

Λ4863
Stone (serpentine)
Mended, missing part of rim, base and lug
Height: 37 cm. Base diameter: 21 cm.
Vathypetro
Megaron
Late Bronze Age, Neopalatial period, Late Minoan IB period:
1500-1450 BC:
Gallery:
V
Case:
45
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). The New Palaces. The zenith of Minoan civilisation
Settlements. Central buildings. Villas of Central Crete. Pithoid jars. Central buildings and settlements
Description
Two-spouted serpentine lamp with tall foot of stacked rings terminating in a conical base. It has a central cavity with two spouts set opposite each other. Under the rim are two oval lugs instead of handles. The lamp was used to light the central wing of the Minoan megaron of Vathypetro, while its quality indicates that it served a symbolic purpose.
Bibliography:
Marinatos, S., 1952, "Ανασκαφή μεγάρου Βαθυπέτρου (Κρήτης)", Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας του έτους 1951, 258-272. Marinatos, S., 1955, "Ανασκαφαί εν Βαθυπέτρω Κρήτης", Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας του έτους 1952, 592-610.
Author:
P. S.


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