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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1795.2
Title
Gypsum Fragment From Knossos.
Classification
Material Specimens
Work Type
material specimen
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Greece
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete)
Period
Minoan period, Late
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/328220

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 2.8 W. 1.8 Th. 1.1

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site Knossos, Crete.

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
1977.216.1795.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Gypsum fragment of one of the big blocks from palace of Knossos.






Verification Level

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