Minoan Stone Vases

Minoan Stone Vases

by Peter Warren
Minoan Stone Vases

Minoan Stone Vases

by Peter Warren

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Overview

A descriptive inventory, with numerous drawings and photographs, of more than 3,500 stone vases from the Minoan civilisation of ancient Crete. With few exceptions, Dr Warren has studied the vases in corpora. He arranges them into types, discusses the various stones used and their sources, methods of manufacture, the probable usage and purpose of the vases, and their relation to metal and clay vessels. A special study is made of the famous vases carrying scenes in relief. The final section summarises the history and stylistic development of the vases, and discusses the types, dating and distribution of those that were exported. Dr Warren also records Egyptian and Syro-Palestinian vases imported into Crete, since these are part of the corpus of stone vase material in the island and provide valuable indications of the foreign trade of the Minoans.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521141130
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 03/25/2010
Series: Cambridge Classical Studies
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

A descriptive inventory of over 3,500 Minoan stone vases arranged by types of stone, methods of manufacture, probable usage and relations to metal and clay vessels; Famous vases carrying scenes in relief; Summary of the history and stylistic development, discussion of type, dating and distribution that were exported.
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