Pots that contained oils and ointments, exported from 18th century BC Crete, have been found at sites through the Aegean islands and mainland Greece, in Cyprus, along coastal Syria and in Egypt, showing the wide trading contacts of the Minoans. The pottery includes vases, figurines, models of buildings, and burial urns called larnakes.

2012年5月30日 · The ever evolving pottery from the Minoan civilization of Bronze Age Crete (2000-1500 BCE) demonstrates, perhaps better than any other medium, not only the Minoan joy in animal, sea and plant life but also their delight in flowing, naturalistic shapes and design.

2024年5月10日 · Minoan pottery is artistically advanced in form and decoration. It is playful, often abstract, often reflecting nature, and enduring while also exhibiting a high level of technical craftsmanship and utility.

2002年10月1日 · Contemporary pottery shows a blend of Minoan and Mycenaean stylistic traits. Eventually, by the beginning of the eleventh century B.C., the Minoan culture on Crete was in decline.

2024年11月1日 · Minoan pottery, an essential aspect of the ancient Minoan civilization that flourished on the island of Crete from around 3000 to 1100 BCE, is renowned for its artistic creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship.

Minoan potters were restless and inventive craftsmen who were never content to stick with one style of pottery for very long. In fact, various archaeological digs have shown us that the Minoan artist was constantly changing the shapes and styles of his creations.

2017年9月6日 · The art of the Minoan civilization of Bronze Age Crete (2000-1500 BCE) displays a love of animal, sea, and plant life, which was used to decorate frescoes and pottery and also inspired forms in jewellery, stone vessels, and sculpture.

2018年6月15日 · Pottery in the Middle Minoan Period was transformed by the introduction of the fast potter's wheel, an innovation that led to thinner and finer wares, which, in turn, led to finer decoration. Kamares Ware is decorated with abstract designs, often in complex patterns.

During this period, the skill of Minoan goldsmiths and potters becomes well established, producing finely detailed jewelry and beautiful pottery. By around 1900 B.C.E., at the beginning of the Old Palace or Protopalatial period, the Minoan palaces were established, first at Knossos followed by Phaistos, Mallia, and Chania.

2021年3月24日 · "Minoan pottery is more than a useful tool for dating the mute Minoan civilization. Its restless sequence of quickly maturing artistic styles reveal something of Minoan patrons' pleasure in novelty while they assist archaeologists to …