Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.2157.2: Body Sherd Of Rhyton With Painted Decoration. Fragments Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Body Sherd Of Rhyton With Painted Decoration. , 1977.216.2157.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/328721. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.2157.2 Title Body Sherd Of Rhyton With Painted Decoration. Classification Fragments Work Type sherd Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete) Period Minoan period, Early Minoan II Culture Minoan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/328721 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions H. 4 W. 7.1 Th. 0.5-2.2 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Gifted by Dr. A.S. Pease. 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, Gift of Dr. A. S. Pease Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.2157.2 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 of wide-mouth rhyton, near base. Exterior has brown-black paint on buff. Areas of dense stippling between vertical foliate bands and vertical bands of paint. The band of thick paint has 2 thin ones on either side, and is fluidly painted, suggesting a stem. Interior monochrome brown-black paint. Buff clay. Large chip on exterior, interior paint cracking and encrusted. 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
