Sherds

Object Number

SMP2800

Name

Sherds

Description

Sherds of various types including cups (vapheio

egg-cup

conical

rounded

bell-shaped

saucer)

bowls

jugs and jars (jug with strainer

bridge-spouted jar)

loom weights and spindle whorls

lid fragment

and three lead objects. Decorations include monochrome painting

bichrome painting (bands)

dark-on-light (splashes

dots

bands

spirals

ripples

central triglyph)

light-on-dark (dots

bands

spirals)

red-on-light (zig-zag

floral

arches

spirals

bivalve shell

dots

wavy lines

argonaut)

black glaze

and relief decorations.

Locality

Middle Minoan Tholos Tomb

Specimen Count

343

Preservation State

Fragment

Parent Record

box

Collection Date From

1969

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

EMu IRN

183513