FragmentsMycenaean16th-13th century BCE

Body Sherd Of Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration

16th-13th century BCE

Description

Probably from a jar. Streaky red-brown paint on brown-cream slip. Reddish fabric. Paint very faded, scratched. Interior encrusted.

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. 4.4 W. 3.6 Th. 0.5-0.6

Provenance

Bequest of David M. Robinson.

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