FragmentsMycenaean16th-13th century BCE

Body Sherd Of Open Vessel With Painted Decoration

16th-13th century BCE

Description

Thick band of streaky brown-orange paint on cream. Pale buff fabric. Scratched and chipped. Lower center 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. 2 W. 4.5 Th. 0.7

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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