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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1839.5
Title
Rim Sherd of Jar with Kamares Decoration.
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete)
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete)
Period
Minoan period, Middle Minoan II
Culture
Minoan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287342

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 2.5 W. 5.4 Th. 0.4-0.8

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned by Dr. G. H. Chase. From the site of Knossos, Crete.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Loan from Dr. George H. Chase
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.1839.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Rim sherd of globular jar with angular rim. Light-on-Dark Kamares Ware Decoration ( Creamy white on dull black-brown slip.). Band of white paint around vessel just under the lip. 4 nested chevrons enclosed by 2 // vertical lines from band below lip. Interior monochrome dark slip. Red fabric. Paint cracking, encrusted, chipped. Irregular interior. MM IIA-B

Verification Level

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