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| Written by Eiji Okubo, Printed books and e-books Heritage of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations Detailed data on Ruins and Excavated items |
| The World of Crafts and Arts of the Mycenaean Civilization "Pottery" |
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| subtitle: Data and explanations of excavated items language: English format: e-book / Web-download to Amazon-kindle, PC, e-book-reader, tablet-device, mobile-phone size: 265 pages (kindle screen) / capacity: 279Mb sales: Amazon Network / Amazon.com / Amazon.co.uk |
| Sumary: This e-book is a "Precision Illustrations & Data Book" of excavated items from the prehistoric Mycenaean Civilization ruins in the mainland Greece. This e-book is picked up 190 items of outstanding Mycenaean Pottery excavated from important ruins of the Mycenaean Civilization in the Argolis, Messenia, and Laconia regions, including the Mycenaean Palace and surroundings ruins, which were the center of the Mycenaean Civilization. More than 90% of the excavated items explained are depicted in Precise Illustrations, and the rest are shown in Photographs. This e-book will invite you to the "World of Crafts and Arts" of the Mycenaean Civilization through carefully selected important works from among the excavated items on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens and other archaeological museums throughout the Peloponnese. Contents: I What is the Mycenaean Civilization? II Pottery from Neolithic Age to Middle Helladic MH period III Pottery of Late Helladic LHI period IV Pottery of Late Helladic LHII period V Pottery of Late Helladic LHIIIA period VI Pottery of Late Helladic LHIIIB period VII Pottery of Late Helladic LHIIIC period |
| Sample Page：(excerpt) ---------- In the Pictorial style of the krater vessels, the luxury goods produced at the Tiryns Palace largely reflected the tastes of the export destinations. They include: bulls with large dotted bodies, small heads, larger eyes, slender legs, and men with crushed round noses. In some cases, a combination of bulls and waterfowl was depicted. The pattern motifs of general-purpose pottery include: new symmetrical compositions, the panel type decoration that creates wide spaces by dividing the body of the vase with three vertical grooves, and vertically painted whorl-shells in krater type vessels and kylix cups. These all patterns became very popular. In addition, deep bowls with rosette pattern on the shoulder, stirrup jars with handles with floral designs such as papyrus and lilies, were also developed. All of them are characterized by their extremely sophisticated vessel shapes and designs. VI-01 Pictorial style, Stemmed-Krater  Site: Citadel, Mycenae Palace Shape & Decoration: Pictorial style, Krater with leg, whorl-shell pattern Era: LHIIIB1, 1300-1250 BC Museum: NAM, inv. No. 1148 / H370mm Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO VI-02 Pictorial style, Krater vessel  Site: Citadel, Mycenae Palace Shape & Decoration: Pictorial style, Krater large waterfowl, rosette, circle & stippling patterns Era: LHIIIB, 1300-1200 BC Museum: NAM, inv. No. 1275 / H170mm Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO Related: Acropolis – Throne Room Megaron Complex  Site: Plan of Citadel, Mycenae Palace Situation: Acropolis – Throne Room “Megaron Complex” Era: built=MHIII, ca 1600 BC or slightly later collapse=LHIIIB2, ca 1200 BC or slightly later Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO Related: Megaron Complex, Mycenae Palace  Site: Throne Room and surroundings, Mycenae Palace Situation: Megaron Complex=Three-room contiguous structure a) distant=Portico/Waiting Room b) middle=Antechamber c) front=Throne Room with Sacred hearth surrounded by four columns Era: built=MHIII, ca 1600 BC or slightly later collapse=LHIIIB2, ca 1200 BC or slightly later Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Photo: 1982  Site: Argos Area, Tiryns Palace? Shape & Decoration: Pictorial style, Krater, whorl-shell pattern Era: LHIIIB, 1300-1200 BC Museum: NFAM, inv. No. 5528 / H200mm Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO IV-04 Palace style, Jug, Floral design  Site: Chamber Tomb 518, Kalkani, Mycenae Shape & Decoration: Palace style, elegant Jug Floral design: elaborated ivy leaf pattern, rosette and arch patterns Era: LHIIA, 1500-1450 BC Museum: NFAM, inv. No. 2757 (currently: MYAM, inv. No. 1042) / H250mm Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO IV-05 Palace style, Amphora type Jar, Floral design  Site: Circular Tomb, Nestor’s Palace Shape & Decoration: Palace style, Amphora type Jar, ivy leaf, rosette patterns in floral design Era: LHI-LHII, 1550-1400 BC Museum: CHAM, inv. No. 1586 / H703mm Local: Messenia, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO Related: Excavated Items, Circular Tomb, Nestor’s Palace  Nestor’s Palace and surroundings Local: Messenia, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO  Site: Pit 1-2-3-4, Circular Tomb, Nestor’s Palace Situation: Plan and main excavated items Silver Diadem, Bronze swords and vessels, Palace style pottery, etc. *Site was backfilled in olive farmland / author confirmed in 1982. Re. information: Papers, Carl W. Blegen “The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in Western Messenia, V III (1973)” Era: LHI-LHII, 1550-1400 BC Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO VI-18 Kylix  Site: Chamber Tomb, Markopoulo Shape & Decoration: Kylix, whorl-shell pattern Era: LHIIIB, 1300-1200 BC Museum: NAM, inv. No. 3740 Local: Attica / 6km south from New Athens International Airport Drawing: Eiji OKUBO VII-04 Pictorial style, Krater  Site: Lower Town, Citadel, Tiryns Palace Shape & Decoration: Pictorial style, Krater, two-wheeled chariots and Mycenaean soldiers Era: LHIIIC, 1200-1150 BC Museum: NFAM, inv. No. 14336 / L410mm Local: Argolis, Peloponnese Drawing: Eiji OKUBO ----------  |