Rim Sherd Of Round-conical Bowl Kylix With Painted Decoration

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.325.3
Title: Rim Sherd Of Round-conical Bowl Kylix With Painted Decoration
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Places: Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period: Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB
Culture: Mycenaean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/328198

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 2.7 W. 4.2 Th. 0.4-0.5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.325.3
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Brown-red paint on lip, with thin band below on interior. White-cream slip, the interior is monochrome white slip. The spot where the handle would have been attached slightly evident to left of sherd. Pink fabric. Exterior encrusted. Probably LHIIIB.

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