On view
Ancient Mediterranean Art
Ledge-rimmed cup,
ca. 1350 BCE
Cretan
Minoan Bronze Age, late Minoan IIIA, ca. 1420–1330 BCE, ca. 3300–1100 BCE
2004-119
This pyxis and cup demonstrate characteristic features of the art of the Minoans, a Bronze Age society that lived on the island of Crete, including organic shapes and forms and an abundance of curvilinear lines. The pyxis, a round box intended to hold jewelry or cosmetics, is adorned with carefully overlapping scale patterns that seem almost vegetal. The cup, by contrast, is decorated with a running spiral embellished with ivy leaves, suggesting a combination of flowing waves and floral abundance.
Information
Title
Ledge-rimmed cup
Dates
ca. 1350 BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
7.8 x 16.2 cm, diam. 15.0 cm (3 1/8 x 6 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William R. Suddaby in honor of Michael Padgett
Object Number
2004-119
Place Made
Europe, Crete
Culture
Period
Materials
With a French private collection; acquired at auction Lauren-Gilloux-Buffetaud-Tailleur, Oct 27-28, 1987, lot 181, by the Royal-Athena Gallery, NY; acquired by Charles Ede from the Royal-Athena Gallery on June 19, 1990; acquired by William Suddaby in 1991; given by Suddaby to the Museum in 2004.
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Antiquities: catalogue 153, (London: Charles Ede, Ltd., 1991).
, cat. no. 25 - "Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2004," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 64 (2005): p. 91-135., p. 128
- Princeton University Art Museum: Handbook of the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007), p. 65 (illus.)
- Princeton University Art Museum: Handbook of the Collections (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2013), p. 65
