Body Sherd Of Kylix With Painted Decoration
Description
Body sherd of kylix. Exterior has rectangular foliate band around the slightly carninated shoulder, with monochrome areas above and below. The washy paint ranges from yellow-orange, to red-brown to brown. On the interior, there is a thick band of brown-black paint around the vessel, with 8 // curving bands from it. These thin bands show utilize a thin washy, orange-yellow band with a very thin band of more thickly applied red-brown slip on the left edge of the bands. The similar technique is used on the right side of the foliate bands on the exterior. Reddish fabric, encrusted on exterior, pits on interior.
Dimensions
H. 4.8 W. 4 Th. 0.4
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Gifted by Dr. A.S. Pease. From the site of Knossos, Crete.
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