Abstract
This particular vase shape has a purely Minoan origin. The first examples appear in the M.M. II/IIIA period, but their manufacture is quite different and it has not yet taken the typical form of the later examples.The small number of vases of this type which survive in Crete and generally in the Aegean area obliges one to consider the special reasons for the rarity of the type. One of the main reasons, and perhaps the most relevant, is the difficulty involved in the manufacture of the vase. The two globular parts of the body are made separately and afterwards joined. We can easily confirm this by looking at the lines caused by the potter's wheel, and the marks where the vase has been joined in the interior. The neck, the handles, and the base are also manufactured separately. The immediate consequence of this manufacture is a lack of firmness and stability. The vase, therefore, breaks more easily and is quickly put out of use.
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