FragmentsMycenaean

Body Sherd of Closed Vessel with Painted Decoration

Description

Body sherd of closed vessel. Red-orange paint on grey-buff. 3 thick bands of closely spaced to one another around body of vessel. Grey-brown fabric. Lustrous. Handmade.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

T. 2.1 H. 2.0 W. Th. 0.4-0.5

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site of Mycenae.

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