Rim Of Mug With Rib Under Rim And Painted Decoration

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.1795.4
Title: Rim Of Mug With Rib Under Rim And Painted Decoration
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
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/328222

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 5.6 W. 4.7 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 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: 1977.216.1795.4
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Rim of mug with rib under rim (neck ring). Dark brown on brown slip. 2 groups of vertical // lines from neck ring to thick band at belly (5 on left, 4 on right). Neck ring and just below were painted, but are now faded. The interior is monochrome dark brown. Reddish core of buff fabric. Weathered, faded. Interior with some encrustation and large chip. LHIIIA2

Verification Level

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