The Minoan Amphoroid Krater: From Production to Consumption

Crouwel, J.H.; Morris, Christine

doi:10.1017/s0068245414000197

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“…Kraters of various types appear in the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age. They seem to have Minoan antecedents (Morris 1989, 51–62; Crouwel and Morris 2015). Kraters are some of the largest fine-ware vessels in the ceramic repertoire of the Aegean at this time (about 35–50cm high, with some even larger examples), and the broad space on the shoulder and upper body is particularly suitable for pictorial scenes.…”

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Chariot Kraters and Horse–human Relations in Late Bronze Age Greece and Cyprus

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Morris

2021

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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This paper offers a new comprehensive catalogue and discussion of Late Helladic III chariot kraters, and explores what they reveal about horse–human relations in Greece and Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age. The nearly 400 known examples of chariot kraters were produced in mainland Greece and exported to Cyprus and the Levant. Although the vessels were surely adapted to local contexts, the motif of horses and chariot was part of the ‘international’ spirit of the Late Bronze Age and was meaningful throughout the eastern Mediterranean. Following a discussion of the chronological and geographical distribution of the kraters, alongside notes regarding changes in shape, we examine each of the elements of the characteristic horses-and-chariot motif in depth. This close analysis, supplemented by evidence from faunal remains, Linear B and other visual media, and combined with modern equine knowledge, allows us to understand some of the complexities of horse–human relations in ancient Greece and Cyprus. Through this, we see a co-becoming and mutual training of horse and human in the endeavour to become a successful chariot team; we can also recognise elements of ancient acknowledgement of equine agency and personhood. Horses and humans acted and reacted to each other, thereby living and learning together. The images on the chariot kraters reflect both ancient observation and knowledge of horses and caballine behaviour and artistic conventions and developments. Finally, horses were expensive animals to breed, keep and train (with accompanying expensive gear), and direct physical contact would have been for the fortunate few. The chariot kraters allowed a broader segment of the population to engage with horses and chariots, albeit indirectly.

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Section: Mycenaean Chariot Kratersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chariot Kraters and Horse–human Relations in Late Bronze Age Greece and Cyprus

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Morris

2021

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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A Mycenaean pictorial vase from Midea

Demakopoulou

2020

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The Greek-Swedish excavations on the Mycenaean acropolis of Midea have brought to light a large amount of fine decorated pottery, which includes numerous fragmentary vases and sherds with pictorial decoration. This material has firmly established Midea as an important find-spot of figure-style pottery, like other great Mycenaean Argive centres, such as Mycenae, Tiryns and Berbati. This paper presents a remarkable pictorial vase recently found at Midea. It is a ring-based krater, almost completely restored from fragments, decorated with a row of six birds. The bird is a common motif in Mycenaean pictorial vase painting and also well attested on many other ceramic pieces at Midea, particularly the type of the folded-wing marsh bird. This type of bird is also popular at Tiryns, providing evidence that this category of pictorial pottery from the two citadels, dated to the LH IIIB2 period, was produced in the same workshop, which must have been situated at or near Tiryns. The abundant pictorial pottery from Midea and other significant discoveries at the site, such as monumental architectural remains and important finds, confirm the position of Midea as a great centre, alongside the other two Argive major citadels, Mycenae and Tiryns.

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The Minoan Amphoroid Krater: From Production to Consumption

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Chariot Kraters and Horse–human Relations in Late Bronze Age Greece and Cyprus

Chariot Kraters and Horse–human Relations in Late Bronze Age Greece and Cyprus

A Mycenaean pictorial vase from Midea

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