Two-handled Flask
VesselsMycenaean15th-14th century BCE

Two-handled Flask

15th-14th century BCE

Description

Flask made from joining 2 bowls. High neck with flaring lip. Vessel is footed, and has arched, grooved handles. 3 wavey lines around neck below handles, above is solid. Handles are painted solid and are attached to the neck close to the body. Concentic circles on the 2 bowl sides. 3 rows of alternating (direction) semi-circles on handled sides, each semi-circle with 3 lines. Some are more angular like chevrons. Slightly raised band where neck is attached. Red-brown paint on buff slip. lustrous. Restored.

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Wheel-made
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Mycenaean
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIA
Century
15th-14th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 17.5. aprox. D. 10 x .5

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of David Moore Robinson.

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