Depas amphikypellon

Depas Amphikypellon from Poliochni on Limnos (3rd millennium BC)

Depas Amphikypellon from Tell Tayinat (Southeast Turkey , 2200–2000 BC)

Depata Amphikypellon from Troy II (3rd millennium BC)

Depata Amphikypellon from Kastri on Syros (3rd millennium BC)

Depas Amphikypellon ( ancient Greek δέπας ἀμφικύπελλον ) is a type of vessel that first appeared in Homer . During his excavations in Troy, Heinrich Schliemann discovered two-handled ceramic beakers, which he named. The designation of these vessels with the ancient name Depas Amphikypellon is still used internationally today, although it is certain that a different type of vessel was originally named that way. Alternatively, the vessels are also known as Troy cups .

Lore

In the first book of the Iliad , Homer describes how the god Hephaestus scoops nectar drink with a Depas Amphikypellon and gives it to his mother Hera and the other Olympian gods to ease them. In the sixth book, Bellerophontes receives a golden Depas Amphikypellon from Oineus as a gift. It is also described that Achilles offered wine from a golden depas amphikypellon as a libation for the fallen Patroclus .

description

The basic shape of the vessels consists of a tall, narrow beaker with a round bottom and two large handles opposite each other, which are placed close to the base of the vessel and close to the edge of the vessel. There are hand-made and potter's wheel examples. Some are pointed at the bottom and others have a flat base for the floor.

Depa Amphikypella are considered an indicator of the third phase of the Early Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean (around 2300–2000 BC). Such vessels were found in northern Syria , south-eastern, central and western Anatolia , on the Aegean islands , in Greece and in Bulgaria . They are an indication of the trade and cultural exchange at that time. It is not yet known where the home of the Depas Amphikypellon is. The great variety of shapes is explained by the fact that many of the vessels found were not imported, but came from local production. A silver depas amphikypellon was also discovered in Troy .

In addition to drinking wine, Depa Amphikypella were used for scooping, mixing and offering libations.

literature

• Hans-Günter Buchholz , Vassos Karageorghis : Altägäis and Altkypros. Tübingen 1971, ISBN 3 8030 1000 4 , pp. 64, 86, 286, 339
• Manfred Korfmann : Troia: Archeology of a settlement hill and its landscape , Philipp von Zabern , Mainz 2006, ISBN 3805335091 , p. 205
• Lorenz Rahmstorf: On the expansion of Near Eastern innovations into the Early Bronze Age Aegean. In: Prehistoric Journal . Volume 81, 2006, pp. 49–96, here pp. 52–55 ( [1] )
• Peter Z. Spanos: Investigation of the vessel type called “depas amphikypellon” by Homer (= Istanbuler Mitteilungen . Supplement 6). Wasmuth, Tübingen 1972.

Web links

Commons : Depas Amphikypellon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Depas Amphikypellon from Upper Thrace
• A PIECE OF TROY
• Map with all places where Depata Amphikypellon were found
• 611138: Depas Amphikypellon from Troy II

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hubert Schmidt : Heinrich Schliemann's Collection of Trojan Antiquities , Georg Reimer , Berlin 1902 ( online )
2. ↑ Homer: Iliad , 1, 584
3. ↑ Homer: Iliad , 6, 220
4. ↑ Homer: Iliad , 23,218