FragmentsMycenaean12th-11th century BCE

Body Sherd of Closed Storage Vessel

12th-11th century BCE

Description

Red-brown paint on buff. Two thick, opposing curivilinear bands; probably part of spiralform motif. Coarse, brown-buff fabric with many inclusions. Paint cracking and chipped off.

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. 5.2 W. 7.9 Th. 0.9

Provenance

Bequest of David M. Robinson.

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