Sherds
- Object Number
- SMP18065
- Name
- Sherds
- Description
- Fragments of pottery vessels
- wheel-made. Fine to semi-coarse fabrics
- ranging in colour (as far as can be recognised) from brownish red
- to pinkish brown and brownish orange. Sherds seem to have been part of relatively large vessels
- more open than closed shapes (kraters
- skyphoi
- pithoi
- the latter often rather closed)
- some fragments of cups (fine). All fragments are decorated with slip
- which does not seem to have been applied to whole surface
- ornaments/decoration applied directly onto finished surface. Some vessels decorated from the inside (complete slip cover or splatters). Various motifs (waves
- moustaches
- bands
- lozenges
- full and semi- concentric circles
- chequers
- meander
- zigzag
- leaves
- stroke filling
- etc.). Decoration can be associated with pottery styles of the Subminoan to Archaic periods. Single item (pithos fragment) with impressed/incised decoration. Some pieces seem to have modern breaks but fitting pieces not identified. Two pairs of sherds fit together (see photographs).
- Specimen Count
- 59
- Preservation State
- Fragment
- Collection Date From
- 1959
- Department
- Knossos
- Collection
- Stratigraphical Museum
- EMu IRN
- 161050
Part of Sherds