Sherds

Object Number

SMP18072

Name

Sherds

Description

Rim and handle of a Lakonian stirrup krater

covered entirely of black slip and interior of brown clay. Physical description is given in Erickson

B. L. Crete in Transition: Pottery Styles and Island History in the Archaic and Classical Periods (2010) p.122: Lakonian krater

rim and handle; KW:Well 2; Max. p.dim. 8.2cm. Lustruous black gloss. Brown fabric. In main text on same page: during the lean period of ca. 600-525

Lakonian

Corinthian

and Attic constitute the three main categories of imports at Knossos (Fig. 4.2). A single Lakonian stirrup krater from KW:Well 2 is the only attested Lakonian product (239)

and

as a fully coated bllack example

it probably dates to the 6th century. Its presence at Knossos helps to explain an acknowledged phenomenon there of copying Lakonian shapes in the local fabric. Shallow grooves on the interior of the vase; originally two separate fragments later joined together.

Specimen Count

1

Preservation State

Fragment

Collection Date From

1951

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

SMP19058

EMu IRN

165647