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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.325.4
Title
Flaring Rim of 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/328199

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 2.5 W. 3.0 Th. 0.2-0.3

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
1977.216.325.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Brown-red paint on lip, with band just below lip on interior. Interior and exterior with monochrome cream slip. Pinkish fabric. Some encrustation. Probably LHIIIB. Lower left in image.

Verification Level

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