Book contents
- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- Part I Aegean Neolithic Art
- Part II The Art of the Aegean Early Bronze Age
- Part III Aegean Art in the Cretan First Palace Period
- Part IV Aegean Art in the Second Palace Period
- Chapter 19 Artworks in Context
- Chapter 20 Aegean Architecture in the Second Palace Period
- Chapter 21 Aegean Wall Painting
- Chapter 22 Minoan Glyptic
- Chapter 23 Artworks in the Round
- Chapter 24 Other Artworks (Stone, Faience, Ivory, Metal, and Textile)
- Chapter 25 Pottery Production
- Part V Aegean Art in the Cretan Second Palace Period
- Part VI Aegean Art in the Final Palatial Period of Knossos
- Part VII Aegean Art of the Mainland Mycenaean Palatial Period
- Part VIII Aegean Art at the End of the Bronze Age
- Afterword Aegean Art Through Forgers’ Eyes
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 24 - Other Artworks (Stone, Faience, Ivory, Metal, and Textile)
from Part IV - Aegean Art in the Second Palace Period
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 May 2022
- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- Part I Aegean Neolithic Art
- Part II The Art of the Aegean Early Bronze Age
- Part III Aegean Art in the Cretan First Palace Period
- Part IV Aegean Art in the Second Palace Period
- Chapter 19 Artworks in Context
- Chapter 20 Aegean Architecture in the Second Palace Period
- Chapter 21 Aegean Wall Painting
- Chapter 22 Minoan Glyptic
- Chapter 23 Artworks in the Round
- Chapter 24 Other Artworks (Stone, Faience, Ivory, Metal, and Textile)
- Chapter 25 Pottery Production
- Part V Aegean Art in the Cretan Second Palace Period
- Part VI Aegean Art in the Final Palatial Period of Knossos
- Part VII Aegean Art of the Mainland Mycenaean Palatial Period
- Part VIII Aegean Art at the End of the Bronze Age
- Afterword Aegean Art Through Forgers’ Eyes
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
During the neopalatial period, many stone vases are produced, much more elaborately than before, by highly specialised artisans working for the palatial elites, whether it is to do with prestige objects or vases for cult use, as with the zoomorphic rhyta mentioned in Chapter 23. This change is clear in the choice of materials, in the making of complex forms, and in their decoration, which sees the addition of carved relief scenes. Those from the villa of Haghia Triada, like the group of stone vases found in the Sanctuary Treasury of the Zakros palace, are among the best examples of this expertise.
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- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze AgeA History, pp. 225 - 241Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022