Tulip cups
ΣΜ1685, ΣΜ1688
Clay
Almost intact. Minor chips on rims and fugitive slip in places
ΣΜ1685. Height: 6.2 cm.Max. Diameter: 3.7 cm.ΣΜ1688:Height: 6 cm.Max. Diameter:. 3.8 cm.
Hellenistic period:
310-270 BC:
Gallery:
XXIIICase:
232Exhibition thematic unit:
Private CollectionsN. & Th. Metaxas Collection
Description
Two single-handled “tulip cups” of similar construction, shape and date. Typical of a characteristic group of pottery from Central Crete, they have a conical base, deep body with thin, slightly everted rim, and black slip covering the whole surface. A drinking vessel commonly found in settlements and particularly in tombs of the period, where the known intact examples have usually been discovered, as grave goods accompanying the deceased in the afterlife.Bibliography:
For the issue and its dating see Μ. Egglezou, Ελληνιστική κεραμική Κρήτης. Κεντρική Κρήτη, Athens 2005, p. 150, 162-4, pl. 9α and 80γAuthor:
K. S.Photographs' metadata