The Earliest Production of Aegean-Type Pottery in Cyprus with contributions by (original) (raw)
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The paper investigates the earliest production of Aegean-type pottery in Cyprus, focusing particularly on three-handled jars classified as FS 46 and FS 47. It describes the morphological characteristics of these jars and their prevalence in Cypriot tombs, particularly at Enkomi. Additionally, the paper discusses the origins, variations, and cultural significance of these pottery types in the context of Mycenaean influence.
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Cypriote Antiquities. Monumenta Antiquitatis extra Fines Hungariae Reperta. Vol. 6.
Introduction; Abbreviations; Chronological Table; I. Bronze Age Pottery: Red Polished Ware; Red Slip and Black Slip Wares; White Painted Ware; White Slip Ware; Base Ring Ware; II. Levanto-Mycenaean Clay Objects; II. Iron Age Pottery: White Painted Ware; Bichrome Ware; Black-on-Red Ware; Hellenistic and Roman Vases; IV. Iron Age Terracottas; V. Stone Sculpture; VI. Alabaster Vase; VII. Copper Alloy Tools; Jewellery; Concordance I; Concordance II; Plates.
Age, 1985
"Two (local) Middle Bronze Age sites in Sicily are known for having yielded Cypriot imports: Thapsos to southeast, and Cannatello in the south-central part of the island. These imports come from contexts with a strong intercultural character, as they are featured by the presence of items from other Mediterranean areas, especially Mycenaean Greece. Moreover, the existence of bronze working activities is documented in these sites. Thapsos and Cannatello belonged to a wider network of Middle Bronze Age sites, covering the whole Sicily (from the island of Ustica to the Aeolian Archipelago and, moving southward, Madre Chiesa). The task of this paper is twofold and deals primarily with the documentation of south-eastern Sicily. The evidence of Cannatello is taken into account in a comparative perspective. The author will firstly attempt to stress some key elements in the problem of the chronology and origin of the Base Ring II juglets from Thapsos’ contexts in south-eastern Sicily. Their origin is, in fact, debated, since two different hypotheses were put forward by scholars: Levantine and local. Taking into account some contextual and chronological data, the author suggests discarding the Levantine hypothesis. In the second part of the paper, the author will focus on the existence of other goods, yielded mainly by Thapsos tomb contexts, that could be ascribed to Cypriot trade and that could have been arrived to Sicily along with Base Ring II juglets, if the latter are to be considered of Cypriot origin (in this author’s opinion). On the grounds of compositional analysis of grave assemblages, the different use and appreciation of the juglets at Thapsos will be stressed in comparison with other parts of the Mediterranean area. The same is done in relation to other Cyprus-related items, like the Cypriot- fashioned local handmade bowls, objects of the author’s earlier work. It becomes clear that Cyprus- related items at Thapsos are strictly connected to the high-status segment of the local society. To this author’s mind, these ties can give reason to link Thapsos and Cyprus: Thapsos’ elite kept under control the local bronze dagger production and this needed raw material (copper and/or tin) provided by Cypriot counterparts. The role of the local elite in Cypriot long-distance movements will also be explored. It must be stressed that a Thapsos’ type dagger was present aboard the Uluburun ship. This study enables to make some further remarks on the geopolitical condition of the eastern Mediterranean area at the close of the fourtheenth century BC and on its possible drawbacks for Thapsos èlites’ interests."
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