FragmentsCycladic

Body Sherd With Native Geometric Style Matt Painted Ware

Description

2 thin, // diagonal traces of paint, unslipped, interior slipped with dark paint. Fine fabric with some coarse inclusions. Wheel-made. Grey core from incomplete firing. Open shape. 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. 3.2 W. 4 Th. 0.3-0.4

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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