Firebox

599 (P. Betancourt's 1991 publication) Hollow, domed capsule wiht hole in side (d. 1.3-2.0 cm.) and nine perforations in the bottom (d. ca. 0.4-0.7 cm.), built into a conical cup supported on three feet, with one vertical handle and the rim pressed in at the handle; small clay "rivet" at the juncture of rim and handle ("firebox"). Coarse, unevenly colored brown to black clay with light and dark inclusions. Wiped with water. Handmade. Undecorated. Most of rim, handle, and one foot missing. Signs of burning inside capsule and in cup. Geourgiou's Type II (1973 b), known from Aghia Triada, Archanes, Knossos, Mallia, Mapheze, Nirou Chani, Palaikastro, Phaistos, Pharmakokephalo, the Psychro Cave, and Tylissos.