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Kyathos

Antiquities

E54.27

Cups. Knossos, Crete. Late Minoan period. 1650-1500 BC

Pyxis

Antiquities

E54.28

Pixis (Jewellery or cosmetic box) and lid. Hagia Triada, Crete. Late Minoan period. 1650-1500 BC

Amphora

Antiquities

E54.29

False-necked or stirrup jar. Crete. Late Minoan period. 1650-1500 BC

Oil-flask (aryballos). The fine bands of glaze on the body are similar to designs on Corinthian Geometric pottery, but the decoration on the lip-plate shows the new oriental influences. Late 8th century BC

Aryballos

Antiquities

E54.35

Oil-flask (arybalos) from Crete. The lip-plate has been broken off and lost. The cross-hatched triangles painted on the shoulder were a feature of oil-flasks for nearly two centuries after 900 BC. 745-715 BC

Lamp, Oil

Antiquities

E54.36

Sherd

Antiquities

E54.40

Sherd

Antiquities

E54.41

Figure, Animal

Antiquities

E54.42

Tool

Antiquities, Archaeology

E54.45

Cup

Antiquities

E54.46

A Kamares ware "tea cup" from Mochlos, Crete. Also named Eggshell Ware, this pottery, made on the wheel from very fine clay, has thin walls. The light on dark Kamares decoration enriched with reds and yellows is based on natural forms. Mochlos. Middle Minoan period. Approximately 1900 BC