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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.35.7
Title
Alabastron Shoulder And Handle Fragment In the Palatial Syle
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
c. 1600 BCE
Places
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIA
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291938

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Dark brown-red on cream slip
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 6.4 W. 12.6 Th. 0.3-0.6

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.35.7
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
(Upper right corner in image). Thick band of paint around the neck, below which is a band of small dots around the vessel. The small, round handle is placed slightly diagonally, and is painted monochrome. From below the handle stems a crocus. To the right is an ivy leaf with multiple stems. Below the flowers is the rock motif. To the extreme sides of the flowers is the continuation of this design. Pinkish fabric. The handle is chipped and encrusted.

Verification Level

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