FragmentsCycladic

Rim Of Hole-mouthed Vessel With Curvilinear Black And Red Decoration

Description

Rim of hole-mouthed vessel. Flat rim with brown and dark-brown on buff. Splotchy paint on lip, large dot just below, along with a large, fluid spiral. 2 thin, diagonal traces of paint, and another horizonatl one below the lip, probably where the red paint once was. Handmade, brown clay. Curvilinear Black and Red Style. MCyc. III.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Cycladic

Period

Cycladic period

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 3.3 W. 6.4, of rim 1.3 Th. 0.7

Provenance

Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site Phylakopi on Melos.

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