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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2148.3
Title
Body Sherd Of Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
16th-13th century BCE
Places
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period
Helladic period, Late
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/328808

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 2.8 W. 2.2 Th. 0.6

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Dr. A.S. Pease Collection. Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Dr. A. S. Pease
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2148.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Body sherd of closed vessel. Horizontal band of brown-red paint on cream, with brush-mark of red paint. Pink-buff fabric. Pitted and encrusted.

Verification Level

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