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Chapter 11 - Early Bronze Age Pottery in the Aegean

from Part II - The Art of the Aegean Early Bronze Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2022

Jean-Claude Poursat
Translated by
Carl Knappett
Jean-Claude Poursat
Affiliation:
University of Clermont-Ferrand
Carl Knappett
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Summary

At the start of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) we see a lot of continuity with an earlier tradition of incised decoration on closed vessels such as cylindrical pyxides (globular or biconical), small jars with narrow necks (footed or footless), and kandylia. Such vases usually have lateral lugs, allowing for their suspension and attaching lids (Figure 11.1). An EC I globular pyxis from Naxos (AE1, fig. 97) whose shape, like some stone vases, mimics a sea urchin is completely covered in diagonal incised lines arranged in alternating bands (herringbone). This motif, which is very common in the EBA, could have been in imitation of basketry or textiles (Rambach 2000, vol. II, 175–80). The incisions are often infilled with white paste, producing a contrast with the burnished black or reddish vase surface.

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The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
A History
 , pp. 66 - 80
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

French, 1972: Notes on Prehistoric Pottery Groups from Central Greece, Athens.Google Scholar
Podzuweit, 1979: Podzuweit, C., Trojanische Gefässformen der Frühbronzezeit in Anatolien, der Ägäis und angrenzenden Gebieten. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Stratigraphie, Mainz.Google Scholar
Rutter, 1995: Rutter, J., Lerna: A Preclassical Site in the Argolid, vol. III. The Pottery of Lerna IV, Princeton, NJ.Google Scholar

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