Body Sherd Of Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration
FragmentsMycenaean16th-13th century BCE

Body Sherd Of Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration

16th-13th century BCE

Description

Brown-orange paint on cream, 2 thick bands of streaky paint around vessel. Pale pink-buff fabric, lumps on interior. Chipped, pitted, weathered. Lower left in image.

Classification
Fragments
Technique
Wheel-made
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Mycenaean
Period
Helladic period, Late
Century
16th-13th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 5.4 W. 3.9 Th. 0.4-0.6

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

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