Hydriskai from the Sanctuary of Demeter at Abdera: Observations on the Manufacture and Usage of Miniature Vases in Northern Aegean Sanctuaries, E. Manakidou and A. Avramidou (eds), Classical Pottery of the Northern Aegean and its Periphery (480-323/300 BC (Thessaloniki 2017), 2019, 591-603., 2019
Excavations conducted at Abdera during 1982-1993 brought to light an extra-mural sanctuary that c... more Excavations conducted at Abdera during 1982-1993 brought to light an extra-mural sanctuary that contained one of the largest deposits of miniature vases in the Greek world, and particularly of hydriskai. Preliminary estimates raise the number of hydriskai to 25.000-30.000, while the current study of 4.327 examples gives us a glimpse of the later phase of the sanctuary, as the miniature vessels can be dated roughly in the second half of the 4th c. BC. The hydriskai must have been locally produced, an assumption supported by their poor construction, the simplicity of form, the nearly complete absence of decoration, and by the type of clay. This paper presents the basic groups of hydriskai, categorized according to shape, and thei decoration, aiming to the attribution of different hands of potters.
The sanctuary was associated by Chr. Koukouli-Chrysanthaki with the cult of Demeter. This paper’s objective is the juxtaposition of our material to similar hydriskai dedicated to sanctuaries of Demeter in Macedonia, Thrace, the northern coast of Asia Minor and the Aegean islands, and a discussion of possible cult relations of these areas with Abdera being the center of our exploration.
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The sanctuary was associated by Chr. Koukouli-Chrysanthaki with the cult of Demeter. This paper’s objective is the juxtaposition of our material to similar hydriskai dedicated to sanctuaries of Demeter in Macedonia, Thrace, the northern coast of Asia Minor and the Aegean islands, and a discussion of possible cult relations of these areas with Abdera being the center of our exploration.
The sanctuary was associated by Chr. Koukouli-Chrysanthaki with the cult of Demeter. This paper’s objective is the juxtaposition of our material to similar hydriskai dedicated to sanctuaries of Demeter in Macedonia, Thrace, the northern coast of Asia Minor and the Aegean islands, and a discussion of possible cult relations of these areas with Abdera being the center of our exploration.