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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.331.6
Title
Body Sherd Of Small Cup With Painted Decoration
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Places
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIC
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/328836

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 2 W. 1.2 Th. 0.4

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection. From the site of Mycenae in the Argolid.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.331.6
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Body shred of small cup. Red-brown monochrome paint on interior and exterior. Pink-buff fabric. Slight paint cracking.

Verification Level

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