FragmentsMinoan3rd millennium BCE

Body Sherd Of Closed Vessel With White On Dark

3rd millennium BCE

Description

White paint on dark slip. Three // vertical lines to the right of two // diagonal, crossing bands, above a horizontal band. Burnished. Grey, gritty fabric. Paint faded and cracking.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Minoan

Period

Minoan period, Early Minoan III

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 3.8 x W. 3.3 x Th. 0.3-0.6 cm (1 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 1/4-1/8 in.)

Provenance

Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler.

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