FragmentsMycenaean12th-11th century BCE

Body Sherd Of Kylix With Painted Decoration

12th-11th century BCE

Description

From near stem of bowl. Brown-orange on cream. 2 bands around vessel bowl. Interior was probably monochrome; extremely chipped now. Buff-brown fabric. Pitted. Right-hand sherd in photograph.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIC

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 3.4 W. 3.8 Th. 0.6 (max.)

Provenance

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

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