Body Sherd of Closed Vesse with Painted Decoration. Imported Mycenaean.

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.1797.5
Title: Body Sherd of Closed Vesse with Painted Decoration. Imported Mycenaean.
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Greece
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Phylakopi (Melos)
Period: Cycladic period, Late
Culture: Mycenaean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/328227

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 4.5 W. 3.7 Th. 0.4-0.5

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: 1977.216.1797.5
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Body sherd of closed vessel. 2 bands of streaky dark brown paint around vessel. Paint very faded. Imported Mycenaean.

Verification Level

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