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PALMETTE CUPS FROM ANCIENT TANAGRA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2014

Elon D. Heymans
Elon D. Heymans*
Affiliation:
Amsterdam Archaeological Centre, University of Amsterdam; Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Tel Aviv University
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Abstract

This article provides an overview of the development of palmette cups from ancient Tanagra. Also known as floral cups, these formed the predominant type of decorated pottery in Boeotia and neighbouring areas during the Classical period. Production of these cups – which were decorated with simple floral motifs (mostly palmettes) in silhouette technique – peaked towards the end of the fifth and in the early fourth century bc. This study is based on a catalogue of 74 cups of unknown context in the apotheke of the Schimatari Museum, with reference to other material from excavations and collections, thus providing the most comprehensive body of palmette vases known from Tanagra or any other production centre. With a focus on vase shape and decoration, several groups or workshops are identified. The picture that is built up contributes to a better understanding of the diversity and development of this type of pottery, and offers an insight into the ceramic traditions of Boeotia in general.

Ανθεμωτές κύλικες από την Αρχαία Τανάγρα

Το άρθρο αυτό αποτελεί μια επισκόπηση της εξέλιξης του διακοσμητικού θέματος των ανθεμίων σε κύλικες από την αρχαία Τανάγρα. Τα συγκεκριμένα αγγεία, επίσης γνωστά ως κύλικες με ϕυτική διακόσμηση, αποτελούν την κύρια κατηγορία διακοσμημένης κεραμικής κατά την κλασική περίοδο στη Βοιωτία και τις γειτονικές περιοχές. Η παραγωγή των αγγείων, που είναι διακοσμημένα με σκιαγραϕημένα απλά ϕυτικά μοτίβα (κυρίως ανθέμια), κορυϕώνεται προς το τέλος του 5ου και στις αρχές του 4ου αιώνα π.Χ. Η μελέτη βασίζεται σε έναν κατάλογο 74 κυλίκων, άγνωστης προέλευσης, που ϕυλάσσονται στις αποθήκες του Μουσείου Σχηματαρίου, παράλληλα με άλλα υλικά από ανασκαϕές και συλλογές. Με τον τρόπο αυτό συγκροτείται το πιο ολοκληρωμένο σύνολο ανθεμωτών αγγείων, γνωστά όχι μόνο από την Τανάγρα αλλά και οποιοδήποτε άλλο κέντρο παραγωγής. Με βάση κυρίως το σχήμα και τη διακόσμηση των αγγείων, αναγνωρίστηκαν διάϕορες ομάδες ή εργαστήρια. Η εικόνα που σχηματίζεται συμβάλλει στην καλύτερη κατανόηση της πολυμορϕίας και της εξέλιξης αυτού του τύπου κεραμικής, ενώ επίσης προσϕέρει πολύτιμες πληροϕορίες για τις κεραμικές παραδόσεις της Βοιωτίας.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 108 , November 2013 , pp. 235 - 274
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