FragmentsMycenaean14th-12th century BCE

Kylix Foot With Painted Decoration

14th-12th century BCE

Description

Protruding kylix foot, domed underside. Red-brown on buff. 3 thick bands around foot, with another band on stem fragment. Reddish fabric. Edges worn, some encrustation and scratches. Middle sherd in photograph.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB

Century

14th-12th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 1.9 (including stem) W. 6.8 Th. 0.6

Provenance

Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

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