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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.35.71.G
Title
Body Sherd of Kylix with Painted Decoration
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
2nd millennium BCE
Places
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Melos (Aegean Islands)
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIA
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292076

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 3 x W. 3.6 x Th. 0.3-0.4 cm (1 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/8-3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler. From the island of Melos.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.35.71.G
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Three orange-brown bands around vessel on white slip. Interior slipped monochrome cream. Pinkish-orange fabric. Large surface inclusion on exterior.

Verification Level

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