FragmentsMycenaean14th-12th century BCE

Handle Fragment from a Deep Bowl with Painted Decoration

14th-12th century BCE

Description

The exterior has a cream slip, and there are 3 large ovular swatches of paint on the round, horizontal handle. The interior is monochrome red, with brown streaks. Reddish fabric. Encrusted.

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. 5.9 (not with handle) W. 5.8 Th. 0.4, handle 0.9

Provenance

Bequest of David M. Robinson.

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