FragmentsGreek2nd millennium BCE

Body Sherd of Jar with Matt Painted Decoration

2nd millennium BCE

Description

Matt painted dark-on-light style. One thin, and another thicker band of grey reserved from the grey-brown slip. Coarse reddish fabric with grey core and many inclusions. Paint very cracked and worn.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Handmade

Culture

Greek

Period

Helladic period, Middle Helladic II

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 5.3 W. 6.7 Th. 0.6-0.9

Provenance

Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler.

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