Chalice
Π2116
Clay
Only the upper part of the conical body is preserved, restored on foot and base
Height: 9 cm. Diameter: 13.5 cm.
Dictaean Cave (Cave of Psychro)
Late Bronze Age. Final Palatial period, Late Minoan II period:
1450-1400 BC:
Gallery:
XVIICase:
174Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefsCult caves
Description
Ritual vessel of buff clay with painted floral decoration, an agrimi (wild goat) and birds. The distinctive shape with deep conical body, tall cylindrical foot and flat base marks it as a "chalice", a typical Minoan ceremonial vessel, which Evans compared to ecclesiastical chalices. The shape is dated to the Neopalatial period (1700 - 1450 BC) and was replaced by the kylix after the end of Late Minoan IB (1450 BC).Bibliography:
D.G. Hogarth, "The Diktaian Cave", Annual of the British School at Athens 6 (1899-1900), pp. 94-116. Κ. Archondaki, Νεοανακτορικά κύπελλα κοινωνίας από το ιερό της Σύμης, Κρήτη, Κρητικά Χρονικά ΛΒ' (2012), 11-40.Author:
M. K.Photographs' metadata