Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.2157.6: Body Sherd Of Kylix 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 Kylix With Painted Decoration , 1977.216.2157.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/328725. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.2157.6 Title Body Sherd Of Kylix With Painted Decoration Classification Fragments Work Type sherd Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete) Period Minoan period, Late Culture Minoan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/328725 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions H. 4.8 W. 4 Th. 0.4 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 1977.216.2157.6 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 kylix. Exterior has rectangular foliate band around the slightly carninated shoulder, with monochrome areas above and below. The washy paint ranges from yellow-orange, to red-brown to brown. On the interior, there is a thick band of brown-black paint around the vessel, with 8 // curving bands from it. These thin bands show utilize a thin washy, orange-yellow band with a very thin band of more thickly applied red-brown slip on the left edge of the bands. The similar technique is used on the right side of the foliate bands on the exterior. Reddish fabric, encrusted on exterior, pits on interior. 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
