Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1792.5
Title
Body Sherd Of Large Closed Vessel (Piriform Jar) With Painted Decoration
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Period
Cycladic period, Late
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/328215

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 2.3 W. 3.8 Th. . 0.3

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site of 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
1977.216.1792.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
Body sherd from large, closed vessel, probably a piriform jar. Streaky orange-red to brown paint cream slip. 3 stems of thinly-painted linked spirals, with a band below. Lustrous, though some chips and scratches. Fine, red-orange fabric with some inclusions, wheel-made. Imported Mycenaean. LHIIIA1 (c. 1400-1375 BCE).

Related Works

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu