Firebox
MS4573
From: Greece | Crete | Gournia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4573 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minoan |
| Provenience | Greece | Crete | Gournia |
| Period | Late Minoan I | Middle Minoan I |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Handmade |
| Description | 593 (P. Betancourt's 1991 publication) Hollow, domed capsule with collar ("firebox"); large hole (d. 1.8cm.) in underside, with many smaller perforations (d. 0.2-0.4 cm.) filling the remainder of the underside; smooth collar at the upper edges. Coarse, red to discolored clay with light and dark inclusions. Wiped with water. Handmade. Undecorated. Collar mostly broken away. Signs of burning inside hollow chamber. |
| Height | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); H. B. Hawes, 1904 |
| Other Number | 95a - Other Number |
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