• Imported Cypriot lekythos-shaped vessel



Imported Cypriot lekythos-shaped vessel
Imported Cypriot lekythos-shaped vessel

Imported Cypriot lekythos-shaped vessel

Π6376
Clay
Incomplete, mended and restored
Height: 26.7 cm. Diameter: 10 cm. approx.
Gournia
Carpenter's House
Late Bronze Age, Neopalatial period. Late Minoan II-IIIA1 period:
1600-1450 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 vase is a typical example of the output of Cypriot pottery workshops, specifically Red Lustrous Wheelmade Ware. It is a small spindle-shaped vessel with a narrow neck, apparently used to transport small quantities of perfumed oils and other scented materials, as recent laboratory analyses have shown. Vases of this type have been found at many East Mediterranean sites. Their discovery at Gournia and Kommos proves that Minoan Cretan communities participated in the extensive exchange and trading networks of the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean.
Bibliography:
Boyd-Hawes, H. Gournia: Vasiliki and other prehistoric sites on the isthmus of Hierapetra, Crete. Philadelphia, 1908, pl. VIII:25
Author:
I. N.


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