1935.35.68.1.A-H: Eight Adjoining Fragments of a Vessel from Vasiliki
Fragments
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1935.35.68.1.A-H
- Title
- Eight Adjoining Fragments of a Vessel from Vasiliki
- Classification
- Fragments
- Work Type
- sherd
- Date
- 3rd millennium BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Vasiliki (Crete)
- Period
- Minoan period, Early Minoan II
- Culture
- Minoan
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/292069
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- (reconstructed profile): H. 13.1 x W. at base 8.6 x Th. (average) 0.5 cm (5 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler
- Accession Year
- 1935
- Object Number
- 1935.35.68.1.A-H
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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The surface has a fine slip and is mottled, intentionally characteristic of the ware. At the base there are three ribs, reflecting a metallic prototype. The interior is plain. Red fabric with voids and fine inclusions. Base is worn and scratched. Handmade.
Verification Level
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