Clay Sardinian askos
Π32026
Clay
Mended from many pieces. Restored on handle and part of body
Height: 18.7 cm. Max. diameter: 13.4 cm.
Knossos
Khaniale Tekke, Tomb ΙΙ
8th-7th c. BC. Imported from Sardinia:
Gallery:
XVICase:
162Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th-4th c. BC). Trade. Cultural influencesSardinia
Description
Askos with long neck and beaked spout, decorated with three rows of stamped concentric circles, oblique lines and bands. This vase, imported from Sardinia, was found in Tomb II of the cemetery of Knossos Tekke. It is the first Sardinian vessel found in the Aegean. Its presence at Knossos attests to the trading links between Crete and the West Mediterranean, probably via Phoenician merchants.Bibliography:
R.W. Hutchinson, J. Boardman, "The Khaniale Tekke Tombs", Annual of the British School at Athens 49 (1954), 215-228. J. Boardman, "The Khaniale Tekke Tombs, II", Annual of the British School at Athens 62 (1967) 57-75, Lucia Vagnetti, "A Sardinian askos from Crete", Annual of the British School at Athens 84 (1989), 355-360, pl. 52Author:
M. K.Photographs' metadata