Reverse side of a Cycladic frying pan, c.28th-23 centuries BCE. The Cycladic culture was a pre-Hellenic culture, which existed on several Aegean Islands during the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. Little is known about them, except for their distinctive art style. [2672×4008]
by The_Persian_Cat
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Why does it have two handles? Did all cycladic frying pans have two handles?
Why is it so clean? Shouldn’t it have scorch marks? Was it ever used and how do they know it’s a frying pan?
Look at all those spirals and triangles. Marija Gimbutas was on to something. Also, notice the grain stalk motif towards the handle end. I know “may have been used for ritual purposes” is the most generic thing you can say about an artifact, but I do wonder if this was for ritually made fry bread or something. Wish I knew if this was found in a found in a home or temple space.