FragmentsMycenaean2nd millennium BCE

Body Sherd of Jar with Painted Decoration

2nd millennium BCE

Description

Brown-black glaze with trace of white paint; 2 slightly diagonal bands to the left, and a third going to the right. Glaze and paint nearly worn off. Buff fabric.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H.3.5 W. 3.9 Th. 0.2

Provenance

Bequest of David M. Robinson.

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