Clay ritual cup



Clay ritual cup

Π20878
Clay
Mended from many pieces
Height: 28.7 cm. Rim diameter: 25 cm.
Syme
Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite
Middle Bronze Age. Protopalatial period, Middle Minoan II period:
1800 - 1700 BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
165
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sanctuaries
Description
Large conical cup with tall foot. It is decorated with relief bands around the foot and lower body, and has nipplelike protrusions around the rim. Painted, fugitive reed decoration on the upper body. Bands on the interior.
Bibliography:
Α. Lebessi, Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας 1973, pl. 199.
Author:
M. K.


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