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THE POTTERY.
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had a special fabric of its own, a great deal of intercourse and interchange
undoubtedly took place—the present find illustrates this very clearly—and
thus in spite of Iocal differences there was a constant general development
in the same direction.
There seems then to be no reason for doubting that the greater part
of the Phylakopi pottery is, as we have assumed it to be, of local manufac-
ture. To be more definite I would venture to say that the main classes
described in Sects. 4-15 are distinctively Melian, though there are certain
minor groups in Sects. 4, 7, and 9 about which I feel uncertain. Whether
the vases were made in the settlement itself or on the site of a neighbouring
clay-bed is another question. The former alternative is the more probable. It
is more in accord with general custom and is also the better plan from the
practical point of view : for to transport heavy pithoi like xxxiv. 13*by
means of men, horses and boats is no easy matter, as we can testify from
experience. Further, the wealth of ornamentation on the Phylakopi vases is
suggestive of their having been made in artistic surroundings, with plenty
of material close at hand to draw from.
C. C. Edgar.
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.
PLATE IV.
Dark-Jaced Pottery with Incised PcUtems (•<ee Sect. 4).
1. Reddieh grey olay ; dark brown surfacc (injured by salt). Scale 1 : 3.
2. Reddish brown surfacc without mach lustre; short neck and holes on each side for
seeuring lid ; no conneotion between tlic two intferiors ; cross patterns on liils. Height
0-0SI5, breadth across top 0'182.
3. Dark red clay with shimmer ; slightly lustrous surfaoe. Scale 1 : 3.
4. Clay like 1, with lustrous red coat; string-holes on rhu. The pattern on the top
consists of small impressed circles ; reniains of white Alling. Scale 3 : 8.
5. Same fabric as 3. The handle is broken ; hole on each side. Diam. 0-93.
<i. Grittv grey claj- with dark brown coat; traces of white filling. Scale about 2 : 7.
7. Usual grey clay with red coat. Small suspension-ring below neck broken off. Scale 1 : 3.
8. Brown surface, slightly lustrous ; ledge-handles with string-holes. Height 0'28ö.
9. Clay like 7 ; reddish brown coat; marks of smoothing. Scale 1 : 3.
10. Brown polished coat. Height 0*053.
11. Black and red coat. Height 0195.
12. Clay and coat like 7, etc. Scale 1 : 3.
18. Fairly smooth brown surface ; ledge-handles with string-holes ; two conical studs behind.
Scale 1 :5.
PLATE V.
1-6 are fragments of pyxides witli slightly lustrous surface varying from red to black. 2 («)
and 2 (Ii) are contiguous pieces of the same rase.
7. Not clear from what type of vase.
8-12. Fragments of duck-vases. 8 is of gritty grey-red clay (Melian) with polished black
surface. 9 and 11 also bear traces of burnishing. 9 is of an unusually light-coloured
clay. 12 is a fragment of a black-faced vase made of dark red clay with shimmering
particles.
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had a special fabric of its own, a great deal of intercourse and interchange
undoubtedly took place—the present find illustrates this very clearly—and
thus in spite of Iocal differences there was a constant general development
in the same direction.
There seems then to be no reason for doubting that the greater part
of the Phylakopi pottery is, as we have assumed it to be, of local manufac-
ture. To be more definite I would venture to say that the main classes
described in Sects. 4-15 are distinctively Melian, though there are certain
minor groups in Sects. 4, 7, and 9 about which I feel uncertain. Whether
the vases were made in the settlement itself or on the site of a neighbouring
clay-bed is another question. The former alternative is the more probable. It
is more in accord with general custom and is also the better plan from the
practical point of view : for to transport heavy pithoi like xxxiv. 13*by
means of men, horses and boats is no easy matter, as we can testify from
experience. Further, the wealth of ornamentation on the Phylakopi vases is
suggestive of their having been made in artistic surroundings, with plenty
of material close at hand to draw from.
C. C. Edgar.
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.
PLATE IV.
Dark-Jaced Pottery with Incised PcUtems (•<ee Sect. 4).
1. Reddieh grey olay ; dark brown surfacc (injured by salt). Scale 1 : 3.
2. Reddish brown surfacc without mach lustre; short neck and holes on each side for
seeuring lid ; no conneotion between tlic two intferiors ; cross patterns on liils. Height
0-0SI5, breadth across top 0'182.
3. Dark red clay with shimmer ; slightly lustrous surfaoe. Scale 1 : 3.
4. Clay like 1, with lustrous red coat; string-holes on rhu. The pattern on the top
consists of small impressed circles ; reniains of white Alling. Scale 3 : 8.
5. Same fabric as 3. The handle is broken ; hole on each side. Diam. 0-93.
<i. Grittv grey claj- with dark brown coat; traces of white filling. Scale about 2 : 7.
7. Usual grey clay with red coat. Small suspension-ring below neck broken off. Scale 1 : 3.
8. Brown surface, slightly lustrous ; ledge-handles with string-holes. Height 0'28ö.
9. Clay like 7 ; reddish brown coat; marks of smoothing. Scale 1 : 3.
10. Brown polished coat. Height 0*053.
11. Black and red coat. Height 0195.
12. Clay and coat like 7, etc. Scale 1 : 3.
18. Fairly smooth brown surface ; ledge-handles with string-holes ; two conical studs behind.
Scale 1 :5.
PLATE V.
1-6 are fragments of pyxides witli slightly lustrous surface varying from red to black. 2 («)
and 2 (Ii) are contiguous pieces of the same rase.
7. Not clear from what type of vase.
8-12. Fragments of duck-vases. 8 is of gritty grey-red clay (Melian) with polished black
surface. 9 and 11 also bear traces of burnishing. 9 is of an unusually light-coloured
clay. 12 is a fragment of a black-faced vase made of dark red clay with shimmering
particles.