shepherd's.crook

Shepherd's crook in wood, decoration: incised cross-hatching and diagonal lines, figure on the back, 'said to be that of a goddess'. Hasluck: 'A Shepherd's Crook. This specimen was carved in a village near Larissa, but the industry is common all over Greece. This is not quite unsophisticated work, however, as the carver said he had done 'a goddess' , but he could not name her.'

Late: 1922 Period:

H: 104 mm W: 65 mm

Larissa, Greece

Hasluck,Margaret Mrs

wood

In Europe about 3000-1700BC, from the late Neolithic into the Bronze Age, flat-based, finely made pots, known as beakers, were widespread. They have an S- or Z-shaped profile, and are decorated with bands of fine incised geometric pattern. In NE Scotland the Northern beaker types are associated with the introduction of metal working and are often found in individual cist burials, both probably related to settlement of people from Europe. Later beakers were made locally, and often have archaic or idiosyncratic features. This is a Primary Northern beaker. It has an S-shaped profile, with a globular body. The decoration is small cord-impressed marks, comprising two bands of lines, zig-zags, and dots on the belly and lower body, and verticals, zig-zags and diagonals on the upper neck. Plain zones separate the bands. The beaker was found at Catterline, Kinneff, Kincardineshire at the end of the 19th century. A schist pendant was found with it. This early type of beaker is uncommon in NE Scotland.

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