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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

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Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Reproduction of a Marine-style, terracotta stirrup jar

Emile Gilliéron 

Period:
Late Minoan IB
Date:
ca. 1525-1450 B.C.
Culture:
Minoan
Medium:
painted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Dodge Fund, 1915
Accession Number:
15.26.1

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  • Description

    Excavated (1901-1904) in House Cc at Gournia, Crete.

    The original vase is nearly complete but restored from 86 joining fragments. This reproduction distinguishes restored from missing areas with minimal inpainting but homogenizes numerous joins between fragments to give the appearance of a nearly intact vessel. Decorated with two lively octopi amid rocks and smaller marine creatures, it is a particularly fine example of the Marine style produced at Knossos.

    The original is in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum, Crete.

  • References

    Hawes, H.B. 1908. Gournia. Philadelphia: American Exploration Society, 68, pl. H

    Richter, Gisela M.A. 1916. "Reproductions of Prehistoric Greek Art." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 11(5): pp. 109-10, 121.

    Richter, G.M.A. 1927. Handbook of the Classical Collection. New York: The Gilliss Press, 24-5, fig.15.

    Evans, A.J. 1928. Palace of Minos at Knossos. Vol. 2, pt. 2. London: Macmillan and Co., 508, fig. 312 c.

    Scheffer, T. v. 1938. Die Kultur der Greichen. Wien: Phaidon-Verlag, pl. 4.

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