cup; goblet

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Object Type: cup; goblet
Museum number: 1906,1112.69
Description: Pottery 'egg-cup' (goblet). Partly restored with plaster. Black slipped outside and part of inside; foot reserved. Painted with a white band.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2300BC-2000BC
Production place: Made in: Crete
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Palace of Minos (Knossos), Royal Pottery Stores ('pit repository')
Materials
Technique: slipped; painted
Dimensions: Diameter: 9.20 centimetres (rim); Height: 10.10 centimetres; Weight: 167 grammes
Curator's comments: 'K.05 NEK 8' written on base. This shows that it was excavated from a test pit in the North East Kamares Area. p. 82, no. 39, fig. 4 and 6 Momigliano, N. (2000), Knossos 1902, 1905: The Prepalatial and Protopalatial Deposits from the Room of the Jars in the Royal Pottery Stores. BSA 95: 65-105 p. 276, no. 1352 Hood, S. & Cadogan, G. (2011). Knossos Excavations 1957-1961: Early Minoan.
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G12/dc3)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1906
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1906,1112.69

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