Early Minoan Rim Sherd of a Teapot with Mottling

Early Minoan IIB
ca. 2600 BCE - ca. 2300 BCE

maximum length
1 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.6 x 7 x 0.5 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• Early Bronze Age - Refers to the earliest phase of Bronze Age cultures, which developed differently in different regions, either from Chalcolithic or Neolithic technologies. It differs from the Middle and Late Bronze Age cultures primarily in metal assemblages and burial rites. It is characterized in part by the earliest experimentation with copper alloys to produce bronze, as well as the improvement of stone tools, and various other local cultural developments. Some scholars classify the Chalcolithic as the earliest phase of the Bronze Age.
• Minoan - Refers to the period and style associated with the Greek Bronze Age civilization on the island of Crete from around 3,500 BCE to around 1,050 BCE, as distinct from contemporary cultures on the Greek Mainland, known as "Helladic," and on the other islands, known as "Cycladic." Minoan art and culture spread in the Aegean region, and thus existed in locations outside Crete. It is characterized by innovations and a grand scale in city and palace design, extensive use of writing, and a distinctive sophistication in art, including elaborate seals, pottery, frescoes, and sculpture.
• Minoan pottery styles - Pottery styles belonging to Minoan cultures.
• mottling - Producing a variegated effect on the surface of a material.
• rim sherds - Fragments of a ceramic or glass vessel from just below the rim.
• sherds - Limited to fragments of pottery or glass.
• teapots - Covered vessels for brewing and serving tea, usually with one spout, which is often long and gracefully curved, and, on the opposite side of the vessel, one handle, and sometimes small feet. Distinguished from "teakettles" which usually have a short pouring spout, a bail handle, and a broad, flat bottom, and are used for heating water from which tea is made.

• maximum length Dimensions: 1 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.604 x 6.985 x 0.476 cm)

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