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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1791.5
Title
Rim Sherd Of Collared Vessel With Native Geometric Style Matt Paint
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Melos (Aegean Islands)
Period
Cycladic period
Culture
Cycladic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/327889

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 3.6 W. 3.4 Th. 0.3

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site Phylakopi on Melos.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Loan from George H. Browne
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.1791.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Rim sherd of collared vessel. Grey on buff, Painted at the lip and neck at carination. 4 // diagonal lines on collar. Interior slipped. Wheel made. Closed shape. Native Geometric Style, Matt Painted Ware (MCyc. I-II):

Verification Level

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