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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/61.6.1.4

Accession_Number

61.6.1.4

Shape

Conical cup

Shape_description

Very uneven in shape. Surface left very rough. The lip is uneven, leading into a very open interior which is widest at the mouth. The body is rough, while the base is also roughly made with no smooth finish to the edges.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Minoan

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

2.5Y 7/3

Decoration

Grey clay (burnt?). Surface left very rough all over.

Inscriptions

Condition

Complete and intact. A crack and a chip on the interior, numerous cracks and chips on the body and the base.

Technique/Style

Provenance

Knossos (not the excavation of Evans and the British School)

Period

Middle Minoan III

Date

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.92.0022.jpg	Bottom view of a Minoan conical cup, showing base and underside of body.
2003.92.0023.jpg	Top view of a Minoan conical cup, showing the interior.
2003.92.0024.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup, showing very uneven rim and foot.
2003.92.0025.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup, showing very uneven rim and foot.
2003.92.0026.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of a Minoan conical cup, showing very uneven rim and interior.
2008.10.0040.jpg	Profile view drawing of a Minoan conical cup.
2008.99.0475.jpg	Bottom view of a Minoan conical cup
2008.99.0478.jpg	Top view of a Minoan conical cup
2008.99.0479.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup
2008.99.0480.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup
2008.99.0481.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup
2008.99.0482.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup
2008.99.0483.jpg	Profile view of a Middle Minoan conical cup.
2008.99.0484.jpg	Profile view of a Middle Minoan conical cup.