Minoan, Cycladic and Mycenaean Pottery
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Material
Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.C.2.b of Designated List in force since 2011.
Handmade and wheelmade pottery in shapes for tableware, serving, storing, and processing, with lustrous burnished, matte, appliqué, incised, and painted decorating; includes local styles such as Kamares ware, Pictoral Style, and extraordinary shapes such as "frying pans" and "kernoi."
Approximate dates: 4th millennium B.C. to 12th century B.C.
Example shown:
Support with linear decoration, horns of consecration and geometrical motifs
Material: Clay; Period: Late Minoan IIIA2 (ca. 1370-1320 B.C.); Provenance: Chamber Tomb I, Gra Lygia, Lerapetra, Crete; Place of Production: Crete; Dimensions: height - 24.5 cm. / diameter of rim - 22 cm. / diameter of base - 24 cm.
Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos