Regional diversity and stylistic variation in flask production in the Early and Middle Cypriot Bronze Age
Abstract. Flasks are small, highly decorated containers which can be securely sealed and efficiently transported. They were manufactured in various fabrics across Cyprus for approximately 500 years, from the beginning of the Early Cypriot to the Middle Cypriot period. Principally found in tombs, the...
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Cahiers du Centre d’Études Chypriotes
2026
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | Abstract. Flasks are small, highly decorated containers which can be securely sealed and efficiently transported. They were manufactured in various fabrics across Cyprus for approximately 500 years, from the beginning of the Early Cypriot to the Middle Cypriot period. Principally found in tombs, their close association with individual burials suggests they played an important role in funerary rituals, presumably as containers of one or more precious liquids. While many flasks lack context, the form, fabrics and decorative style of provenanced vessels reveal a degree of similarity and variation through time and across space, which suggests that they are products of regional workshops. It is possible to suggest further that certain motif combinations conveyed specific information to consumers, including the vessels’ origin and contents. A study of flask form and decoration has significant potential to offer insights into the production and movement of these vessels and their contents within regional and inter-regional networks in prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus.Weissner P. 1983. “Style and information in Kalahari projectile points”. American Antiquity 48, pp. 253-276.— 1985. “Style or isochrestic variation? A reply to Sackett”. American Antiquity 50, pp. 160-166. |
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