Rim Of Cup With Native Geometric Matt Painte, Black and Red Style
Description
Brown on buff rim sherd of cup with S-profile (Probably a spouted cup with side handles). Interior red monochrome slip. A thick band of band around the shoulder, with a zigzag below it. From shoulder to lip there are 5 // diagonal lines going towards the right. Since there is one diagonal line on the far left of the sherd, there were probably more // diagonal lines leaning to the left from the band at the shoulder to the lip. Much fine stone temper in fabric. Wheel-marks evident on interior (ridges). Weathered. Native Geometric Mattpainted Black and Red Style (MCyc. II-MCycIII).
Dimensions
H. 7.6 W. 8.1 Th. 0.4-0.6
Provenance
Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site of Phylakopi on Melos.
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