FragmentsCycladic

Body Sherd With Native Geometric Matt Painted Decoration

Description

Dark black-brown on white slip. Cross-hatched digaonal band and horizontal band of paint. Many inclusions in brown fabric. Closed shape. Native Geometric Style, Matt Painted Ware (MCyc. I-II)

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Cycladic

Period

Cycladic period

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 4.6 W. 4.2 T. 0.4-0.5

Provenance

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

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