Firebox
MS4572
From: Greece | Crete | Gournia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4572 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minoan |
| Provenience | Greece | Crete | Gournia |
| Period | Late Minoan I |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | 596 (P. Betancourt's 1991 publication) Similar to MS 4573 but the large hole is near the side of the capsule. Signs of burning inside hollow chamber. Theories on the use of "fireboxes" range from incense burners, to braziers, to equipment for perfume making. The most complete study is by Geourgiou (1973 b). For this type see Hawes et al. 1908: pl. 2, no. 20 (Gournia); Geourgiou 1973 b: Type IA; Geourgiou 1986: 4-22. Coarse pink clay, rounded heating compartment. |
| Height | 4.4 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); H. B. Hawes, 1904 |
| Other Number | 95b - Other Number |
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