Rim Sherd of Jar with Kamares Decoration.

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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