Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.1796.1: Body Sherd With Painted Decoration Fragments Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Body Sherd With Painted Decoration , 1977.216.1796.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287099. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.1796.1 Title Body Sherd With Painted Decoration Classification Fragments Work Type sherd Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete) Period Minoan period, Late Culture Mycenaean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287099 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions H. 5.1 W. 6.2 Th. 0.8 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site of Knossos on Crete. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Loan from George H. Browne Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.1796.1 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Bicrome on cream slip. Thick horizontal band of red paint (fragment of another above), with dark-brown and washy-brown concentric curved lines below, which probably formed a spiral. Dark-brown paint goes atop red. Closed shape. Pink fabric, handmade. Paint flaking and encrusted. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
