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- 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
- 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
- Chapter 41 Artworks in Context
- Chapter 42 Architecture
- Chapter 43 Mycenaean Painting
- Chapter 44 The End of Aegean Glyptic
- Chapter 45 Mycenaean Ivories of LH IIIA2–B
- Chapter 46 Other Relief Arts
- Chapter 47 Mycenaean Art and ‘International Art’
- Chapter 48 Artworks in the Round
- Chapter 49 Pottery Production
- 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 49 - Pottery Production
Vases and Sarcophagi
from Part VII - Aegean Art of the Mainland Mycenaean Palatial 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
- 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
- Chapter 41 Artworks in Context
- Chapter 42 Architecture
- Chapter 43 Mycenaean Painting
- Chapter 44 The End of Aegean Glyptic
- Chapter 45 Mycenaean Ivories of LH IIIA2–B
- Chapter 46 Other Relief Arts
- Chapter 47 Mycenaean Art and ‘International Art’
- Chapter 48 Artworks in the Round
- Chapter 49 Pottery Production
- 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
The many variations in vase shape and decorative syntax mean that several phases can be distinguished (IIIA2, IIIB1, IIIB2), at least in mainland Greece. The prolific output of workshops during this period brings about the development of ever more pronounced stylisation and abstraction. Still, it is not the case that this evolution is quite as linear as has been assumed, and the relative degeneration at the end of this period is likely less to do with a weakening of artistic sensibilities and more the disruption of pottery production after the serious destructions of 1250 bc.
Furumark’s (1941) study on Mycenaean pottery in general, and on this period in particular, remains pivotal, even though at the time of its publication the number of known vases was limited and their contexts not always tightly dated.
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- The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze AgeA History, pp. 470 - 484Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022