Storage Vessel

Object Number

SMP18080

Name

Storage Vessel

Description

Three sherds from same vessel. Fine to semi-coarse fabric. Signs of weathering and abrasion. Wall section c. 0.5 cm thick. Whole rim preserved (diameter c. 14.5cm). Closed shape (body maximum diameter wider than rim). Traces of slip: light foundation slip and reddish-brown decoration slip. Foundation slip seems to have been applied in several layers (weathered to different degrees). Decoration on rim and neck (inside and outside)

horizontal and parallel lines on upper body

lens-shaped vertical dashes in-between upper two lines (only clearly preserved on one of the fragments). Presumably used for storage (e.g. belly-handled amphora).

Specimen Count

3

Preservation State

Fragment

Collection Date From

1958

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

SMP19066

EMu IRN

164389