Sherd | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1935.35.68.2
Title: Sherd
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/329954

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 6.2 x W. 8.9 x Th. (body) 0.2 cm (2 7/16 x 3 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Thickness at rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 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: 1935.35.68.2
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: (Second in from right, top row in image.) Spout pierced just below rim. The surface has a fine slip and is intentionally mottled, characteristic of the ware. Reddish fabric. Some pits, scratches, interior of spout encrusted. Handmade. On interior, in ink, "Vasilike 2200"; it is unclear is this is identifying the site, the ware, or both.

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