The Petros D. Goneos Memorial Award
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 – 2026
SCHOLARSHIPS
THE AWARD
To this end, they have announced the annual 7000 USD Award in memory of Petros D. Goneos, former active member and Vice President of the Cycladic Art Foundation, to be given in full to each of two equal candidates submitting a joint research proposal and judged by an Academic Advisory Committee.
The aim of the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Cycladic Art Foundation is for this annual academic Award to become an institution that will essentially promote research and the production of high quality studies on the culture of the Cyclades over time, while helping young researchers in their first academic steps.
WINNERS
Amphorae and Economy:
The Role of Cycladic Production in the Hellenistic World
Research Associate, British School at Athens
Ceramic cooking vessels from Building Beta in Akrotiri: an interdisciplinary approach.
Postdoctoral Researcher of Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS, Université catholique de Louvain
Prof. Véronique Chankowski
Dr. Vicky Vlachou
Dr. Sophia Zoumbaki
Dr. Marisa Marthari
Dr. Yannis Stoyas
Dr. Edyta Marzec
Amphorae and Economy: The Role of Cycladic Production in the Hellenistic World
This study explores an Early Hellenistic amphora workshop recently excavated on Antiparos. Amphorae, essential for transporting wine and oil, provide key insights into trade, economy, and connectivity in the ancient Mediterranean. Through macroscopic and laboratory analyses, the project will identify typological, technological, and compositional patterns of amphorae production.
This will shed light on the workshop organization, scale of production, and amphorae distribution, linking Antiparos with wider networks. By situating the island within a dynamic Aegean production landscape, the study will highlight the region’s role in Mediterranean trade and will contribute to broader discussions on craft, labor, and economic integration.
Dr. Evgenia Tsafou
Ceramic cooking vessels from Building Beta in Akrotiri: an interdisciplinary approach.
The present research explores the Cycladic cuisine of the Bronze Age through an interdisciplinary study of the cooking utensils from Akrotiri, and specifically from the uniquely preserved set of tripod cooking vessels from the Beta Building. Based on the methodology developed during my PhD research on Minoan cookware, the study incorporates morphological, technological and use-wear analyses, combined with organic residue analysis techniques.
The application of this new methodological framework to the Cycladic archaeological context aims to shed new light on the use of tripod cooking vessels, and the associated culinary practices and traditions in Late Bronze Age settlement. Furthermore, it aims to contribute to the study of the interactions of Akrotiri with Crete and the socio-cultural dynamics that prevailed in the Aegean during the second millennium BC. The research is supported and assisted by the archaeologists Dr Irini Nikolakopoulos, Dr Maria Roumbou, Juan-Jose Gracia-Granero.
For more information, please contact the Museum of Cycladic Art Fellowship Program Coordinator, by e-mail at fellowships@cycladic.gr
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