The Shrine of Eileithyia, Minoan Goddess of Childbirth and Motherhood Volume II

The Pottery and Figurines

Philip P. Betancourt, Athanasia Kanta (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2025
INSTAP Academic Press (Verlag)
978-1-931534-40-6 (ISBN)

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This book presents the pottery and the clay and metal sculptures dedicated to the deity Eileithyia in her shrine at Inatos, in southern Crete. This is the second of three planned volumes on this assemblage of specialized gifts to a unique goddess. It follows the Egyptiaka from the shrine that were published in volume I. The clay vessels are discussed by periods, from the Minoan to the Roman Imperial era. Clay figurines are divided by classes. Separate chapters describe models and other items of clay, including boat models, a ring-shaped frieze of dancing warriors, animal figurines, and Roman lamps. Highlights of this important assemblage of votive objects include about 200 Minoan miniature vessels and many small sculptures from the Late Geometric to Archaic periods, including seated pairs of female figurines in preparation for childbirth, sexually embracing couples, and a boat model with standing female figures on the gunwales accompanying a fetus traveling in the vessel.

Philip P. Betancourt is the Laura H. Carnell Professor Emeritus of Aegean Prehistoric Art and Archaeology at Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University. He has been honoured with many awards including an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens, and in 2003 he was awarded the Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement from the Archaeological Institute of America. Athanasia Kanta is former director of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, which houses the world’s greatest collection of artifacts from the Minoan civilization (3100–1050 B.C.). She has participated in over 100 digs on the island. Kanta has published several books about her excavations such as the three-volume set on Monstiraki.

List of Illustrations in the Text
List of Figures
List of Plates Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction to Volume II, Philip P. Betancourt
2. Ring-Shaped Pendant, Philip P. Betancourt, Alessandra Giumlia-Mair, Susan C. Ferrence, and James D. Muhly
3. Clay Plaque, Philip P. Betancourt
4. Minoan Pottery, Philip P. Betancourt
5. Miniature Minoan Vessels, Philip P. Betancourt and Amie S. Gluckman
6. Linear A Inscription (INA Zb 1), Massimo Perna
7. Subminoan to Roman Pottery, Philip P. Betancourt
8. Fragments of Vessels with Human Heads, Philip P. Betancourt
9. Minoan Clay Figurines, Sydney R. Sarasin
10. Minoan Copper Alloy Figurines before LM IIIB, Sydney R. Sarasin
11. Minoan Lead Figurines, Sydney R. Sarasin
12. Figurines of the Goddess with Upraised Arms, Sydney R. Sarasin
13. Shrine Equipment for the Goddess with Upraised Arms, Philip P. Betancourt
14. Scenes of Parturition, Leanna Kolonauski
15. Embracing Couple Figurines, Florence S.C. Hsu
16. Miscellaneous Protogeometric to Early Archaic Figurines, Philip P. Betancourt, Leanna Kolonauski, Sydney R. Sarasin, and Florence S.C. Hsu
17. Daedalic Figurines, Philip P. Betancourt 18. Kourotrophoi, Leanna Kolonauski
19. Standing Single Male Figurines, Amie S. Gluckman
20. Frieze of Warriors, Philip P. Betancourt
21. Boat Models, Florence S.C. Hsu
22. Hellenistic to Roman Figurine, Diane E. Evitts
23. Animal Figurines, Philip P. Betancourt
24. Hellenistic and Roman Lamps, Philip P. Betancourt
25. Discussion and Conclusions, Philip P. Betancourt
References
Index Figures Plates

Erscheinungsdatum	18.04.2025
Reihe/Serie	Prehistory Monographs
Zusatzinfo	142 illns
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	1421 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
ISBN-10	1-931534-40-3 / 1931534403
ISBN-13	978-1-931534-40-6 / 9781931534406
Zustand	Neuware