Rim Sherd Of Kylix With Painted Decoration

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.331.7
Title: Rim Sherd Of Kylix With Painted Decoration
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Places: Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period: Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB
Culture: Mycenaean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/328837

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 3.4 W. 4 Th. 0.3

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: 1977.216.331.7
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Kylix rim sherd. Red-orange on cream slip. Band on lip and over rim on exterior. 2 thin, //, horizontal red-orange bands around body, with a thick band below. Interior in monochrome pinkish-cream slip. Buff fabric. Exterior encrusted and large chips.

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