A LM Ia Ceramic Kiln in South-Central Crete: Function and Pottery Production

by Joseph W. Shaw, Aleydis Van de Moortel, Peter M. Day

This volume presents an in-depth study of the Late Minoan IA cross-draft kiln found in excavations at Kommos, Crete. The kiln is of a type popular during the Neopalatial period, and its good state of preservation has allowed the authors to speculate about its original internal layout and use, as well as about the roof that covered it. Much of the large quantity of pottery found associated with the kiln is analyzed in detail, allowing for the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876615302
• ISBN13: 9780876615300
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.0"