Palaikastro: MMIII pithos
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/2402.6428 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, full pate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 21.5 x 16 cm |
| Place |
Roussolakkos: Block Δ Roussolakkos Palaikastro |
| Dates | 1903 |
| Donor/Creator |
The British School at Athens |
| Project | Palaikastro Excavation 1902-1906 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images from the British School at Athens excavations at Palaikastro, Crete in the 1902-1905. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Palaikastro: MM III pithos (BM No. A 736, BSA Supp I pl. xxii a)". |
| Notes | Date is based on the description of the findspot (Δ20) in the 1923 publication,The unpublished objects from the Palaikastro excavations, page 55. This room in Block Δ was excavated in 1903. British Museum Vase number A736 is Museum number GR 1907,0119.593; it is catalogued as a MM pottery: coarse redware pithos; ribbed spout on lip; three small loop handles; red wash; three black bands round middle, donated by the British School at Athens in 1907. |
| Reference |
The unpublished objects from the Palaikastro excavations, 1902-1906, Part I. 1: pl. XXII.a. Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum Vol. 1, Part 1: Prehistoric Aegean Pottery. 122, fig. 162.No. A 736. |