BETWEEN ORNAMENTATION AND OWNERSHIP: SOME STAMP SEAL IMPRESSIONS ON PROTOPALATIAL FINE WARE VESSELS FROM PHAISTOS AND THEIR POSSIBLE ANATOLIAN LINKS

ALESSANDRO SANAVIA

In a study on MM IIA-B (ca. 1850-1700 BCE) Impressed Fine Ware (IFW) at Phaistos – characterized by designs created using stamping devices, the precise nature of which remains debated – the author identified a group of vessels warranting closer examination. Some outlier examples suggest the possible use of stamp seals with ornamental motifs. This paper highlights key cases, including two from different deposits within the main Palace area and others from domestic contexts in the surrounding quarters, and explores their potential connection to a broader MBA Aegean-Anatolian tradition.

Alessandro Sanavia is a PhD graduate, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice.
Full Bibliographic Reference

Sanavia A., Between Ornamentation and Ownership: Some Stamp Seal Impressions on Protopalatial Fine Ware Vessels from Phaistos and Their Possible Anatolian Links, SMEA NS 11, 2025, 149-172.

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KEYWORDS

Ḫattuša; Phaistos; Protopalatial fine wares; Pot sealing practices; Crete; Anatolia.

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