单词 | kamares |
释义 | Kamaresn. A type of Minoan pottery from the Middle Bronze Age, characterized by the use of red, white, and yellow ornaments on a black ground, depicting abstract or stylized plant designs. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > ancient Greek or Byzantine Samian ware1848 black-figure1867 Kamares1895 Palace style1901 Urfirnis1912 petal ware1930 1895 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries London 15 356 The red..on very thin black-glazed ware, is exactly of the Kamárais tint, while the drawing has the Kamárais touch. 1895 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries London 15 356 We may consider that the Kamárais pottery began at least as early as 2300 B.C. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 56/1 This ware, known as ‘Kamáres’, from a cave near a village on the south-east of Mount Ida. 1948 A. Lane Greek Pottery iv. 22 The ‘Kamares’ style named after a cave in Crete where many examples were found. 1949 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine v. 93 There was nothing in Palestine like the delicate Kamares ware of Middle Bronze Crete, which was in great demand in Egypt. 1960 T. Burton-Brown Early Mediterranean Migrations i. 1 Certain classes of pottery..were believed to indicate direct contacts between the peoples of Egypt and those of the Aegaean area. Amongst these are sherds of polychrome painted fabrics, some of which may be either Kamares wares from Crete, or related wares. 1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 725/2 The ‘egg-shell’ Kamares ware..bears some of the very best of Minoan decoration, with some floral motifs possibly derived from geometric forms rather than copied from nature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1895 |
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