FragmentsMycenaean16th-13th century BCE

Body Sherd Of Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration

16th-13th century BCE

Description

Body sherd of jar or jug. Red-brown to orange paint on cream. Two thick horizontal bands of paint around vessel. Pinkish fabric. Encrusted and chipped and deep scratches. Upper left in image.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late

Century

16th-13th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 3.1 W. 3 Th. 0.8

Provenance

Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

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