Body Sherd of Closed Vessel with Painted Decoration
FragmentsMycenaean

Body Sherd of Closed Vessel with Painted Decoration

Description

Body sherd of closed vessel. Red on cream. 5, thin, neat concentric arcs; probably part of spiral motif. Lustrous, though chipped and encrusted. Buff fabric. LHIII

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

Dimensions

H. 2.2 W.2.2 Th. 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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