1966.19: Koumasa Ware Spouted Jug on Three Feet
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1966.19
- Title
- Koumasa Ware Spouted Jug on Three Feet
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 3rd millenium BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Palaikastroi (Crete)
- Period
- Minoan period, Early Minoan II
- Culture
- Minoan
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/290226
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Handmade
- Dimensions
- H. 15.8, D. 14
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gift of the Schimmel Foundation. Found on the slope of Palaiskastro, Crete, direction to Praisos.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Schimmel Foundation
- Accession Year
- 1966
- Object Number
- 1966.19
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Round handle. 5 // lines on neck which do not encircle entire neck. Butterfly or "double-axe" mottif below shoulder on front (opposite side of handle), which is flanked by 2 large triangular areas of tightly controlled lines which are drawn together at a point below the handle on the belly. 2 rows of crosshatch on front. an "X" painted on bottom inside of feet. Black on buff. Spout broken off. pitted, voids, chips, and very worn. Lime pops.
Verification Level
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