Rim Sherd of Deep Bowl with Painted Decoration

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1960.252.16
Title: Rim Sherd of Deep Bowl with Painted Decoration
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Date: 1320-1190 BCE
Places: Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period: Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB
Culture: Mycenaean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/291303

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 4 W. 4.3 Th. 0.3

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Bequest of David M. Robinson. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year: 1960
Object Number: 1960.252.16
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Dark brown-red on cream slip paneled decoration. Thick band from outer edge of lip and below rim on exterior, with 5 thin, vertical lines from it. To the left, are 3 // horizontal wavy lines. On the interior there is a band around the vessel, just below the lip. Reddish-buff clay. Paint slightly cracking. Late LH IIIB/early LH IIIC.

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