Koumasa Ware Spouted Jug on Three Feet

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1966.19
Title: Koumasa Ware Spouted Jug on Three Feet
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 3rd century BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Palaikastroi (Crete)
Period: Minoan period, Early Minoan II
Culture: Minoan
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/290226

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Handmade
Dimensions: H. 15.8, D. 14

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of the Schimmel Foundation. Found on the slope of Palaiskastro, Crete, direction to Praisos.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Schimmel Foundation
Accession Year: 1966
Object Number: 1966.19
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Round handle. 5 // lines on neck which do not encircle entire neck. Butterfly or "double-axe" mottif below shoulder on front (opposite side of handle), which is flanked by 2 large triangular areas of tightly controlled lines which are drawn together at a point below the handle on the belly. 2 rows of crosshatch on front. an "X" painted on bottom inside of feet. Black on buff. Spout broken off. pitted, voids, chips, and very worn. Lime pops.

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