FragmentsCycladic

Body Sherd With Native Geometric Style, Matt Painted Decoration

Description

Orange-brown on white slip. 4 // diagonal lines between 2 bands. Incompletely fired sherd, closed vessel. Handmade. Coarse, with many white inclusions on surface. Native Geometric Style, Matt Painted Ware (MCyc. I-II)

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Cycladic

Period

Cycladic period

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 6 W. 3.9 T. 0.6

Provenance

Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site Phylakopi on Melos. From the site of Phylakopi on Melos.