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Body Sherd of Kamares Ware Jar

Body Sherd of Kamares Ware Jar

FragmentsMinoan16th-15th century BCE

Body Sherd of Kamares Ware Jar

16th-15th century BCE

Description

From an open jar. Kamares Ware painted decoration; a large, thick spiral in white paint atop a black slip. The interior has a thick, diagonal band of dark brown-red slip. Exterior paint is very faded, and the slip is exteremly chipped. Pinkish buff fabric. MM IIB

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Culture

Minoan

Period

Minoan period, Middle Minoan II

Century

16th-15th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Provenance

Bequest of David M. Robinson.

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