Fortetsa
Early Greek Tombs near Knossos

This 1957 book describes a series of early Greek tombs in chronological order.

J. K. Brock (Author), Audrey Corbett (Illustrated by), Ursula Brock (Illustrated by)

9781107601451, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 June 2011

456 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 2.3 cm, 0.81 kg

This 1957 book describes a series of early Greek tombs, unwittingly discovered in 1933 on the slopes of the Acropolis of Knossos in Crete by a peasant. The excavation was carried out in 1933 and 1935 by two former Directors of the British School of Archaeology at Athens, Humfry Payne and Alan Blakeway, both of whom died before the material could be prepared for preparation. It was eventually presented by one of the members of their party, James Brock, on behalf of the British School. The tombs are described as far as possible in chronological order, so that the illustrations of their contents convey an impression of the development of Cretan art. The catalogue contains more than 1300 vases, nearly all of them complete and many of the highest quality. From detailed analyses of the pottery, a continuous sequence of ceramic phases, spanning nearly four centuries, can be established.

Tomb index
Preface
Note on method
Abbreviations
The tombs
Part I. Catalogue of Finds
Part II. Pottery: 1. Survey
2. Classification
3. Analysis of patterns
4. Technique
5. Imported pottery
Part III. Metal: 6. Pins
7. Fibulae
8. Tweezers
9. Other objects
Part IV. Terracotta, Faience, etc.: 10. Terracotta
11. Faience
12. Glass
13. Amber
14. Ivory and bone
15. Stone
Chronology and conclusions
General index
Plates
Figures illustrating the analysis of patterns
Maps.

Subject Areas: Classical Greek & Roman archaeology [HDDK]