FragmentsMycenaean14th-12th century BCE

Rim Sherd of Deep Bowl with Painted Decoration

c. 1320-1190

Description

Medium rim band (2.5 cm thick). Brown on cream slip, interior red-brown monochrome. Preserved are 2 thin //diagonal bands and 4 thin, wavy bands from the rim band. Buff fabric. Chipped on interior.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB

Century

14th-12th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 4.1 x w. 3.7 x Th. 0.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of David M. Robinson. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

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