FragmentsMycenaean12th-11th century BCE

Body Shery Of Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration

12th-11th century BCE

Description

Sherd probably of a stirrup jar. Orange-brown to brown-grey paint on cream slip. Buff clay with grey core. There is a thick band of grey-brown paint around the vessel, with a portion of another band below it. Above, there are 2 groups of thin, orange-bown curiving lines, probably wavy vertical stems.

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. 3.7 W. 4.4 Th. 0.5

Provenance

Bequest of David M. Robinson.

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