FragmentsMycenaean12th-11th century BCE

Ring Base Of Deep Bowl With Painted Decoration

12th-11th century BCE

Description

Base with sloping profile. Dark brown-black on reddish-brown slip. Interior is heavily encrusted; possibly with a large area of dark brown paint on red slip. Reddish-brown fabric. Left sherd in photograph.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIC

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 4 W. 6.6 Th. 0.8 at base, 0.3 body

Provenance

Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

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