Body Sherd of Jar with Kamares Ware Decoration

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.1839.6
Title: Body Sherd of Jar with Kamares Ware Decoration
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete)
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete)
Period: Minoan period, Middle Minoan II
Culture: Minoan
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/328239

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 5.1 W. 4 Th. 0.3-0.4

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned by Dr. G. H. Chase. From the site of 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 Dr. George H. Chase
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.1839.6
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Body sherd of jar with White-on-Dark Kamares Decoration. Creamy white on dull black slip. 3 horizontal bands around body, with 2 nested V's (or chevrons) from top band). Interior monochrome brown-red. Red-buff fabric. Paint cracked, pitted. MM IIA-B.

Verification Level

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