Cycladic frying pan
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A frying pan is a type of Early Cycladic II artifact made in the Aegean Islands between c. 2700 and c. 2200 BCE. They are flat circular disks with a "handle", and usually made from earthenware, but so
"Frying pan" with running spiral decoration, Early Cycladic I–II (ca. 2700 BC). From Syros?
The same frying pan with incised decoration of a ship. Early Cycladic II, Chalandriani, Syros (Keros-Syros culture, 2800–2300 BC)
NAMA 6140.4, 2800-2700 BCE, Louros, Naxos
Example in steatite (stone, rather than earthenware), perhaps from Naxos. NAMA 2093, repatriated from Germany in 2014
Keros-Syros culture
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The Keros-Syros culture is named after two islands in the Cyclades: Keros and Syros. This culture flourished during the Early Cycladic II period of the Cycladic civilization. The trade relations of th
Cycladic frying pan
…earthenware, but sometimes stone (Frying pan (Karlsruhe 75/11) is an example). They are found especially in sites from the Cycladic Grotta-Pelos and Keros-Syros cultures. Their purpose remains unknown, although they are usually interpreted as prestige goods. One side is usually undecorated, and the main zone is surrounded…
Cycladic figurines, Early Cycladic II period. Badische Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe, Germany
Clay "frying-pan" with ship and fish. From Chalandriani on Syros. Keros-Syros culture. National Archaeological Museum Athens