Harvard Art Museums > 1935.35.22.D: Body Sherd of Cup with Tortoise-Shell Ripple Ware 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 Cup with Tortoise-Shell Ripple Ware Painted Decoration , 1935.35.22.D,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291973. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1935.35.22.D Title Body Sherd of Cup with Tortoise-Shell Ripple Ware Painted Decoration Classification Fragments Work Type sherd Date 2nd millennium BCE Places Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Crete, Knossos (Crete) Period Minoan period, Middle Minoan IA Culture Minoan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291973 Physical Descriptions Technique Wheel-made Dimensions H. 3.9 x W. 5 x Th. 0.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler. From the site of Knossos, Crete. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler Accession Year 1935 Object Number 1935.35.22.D 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 The exterior has a thick band of streak brown paint, above which are thick and thin //, vertical "ripple" (wiggly) lines. The interior is monochrome streaky. Highly burnished and lustrous. Irregular lump in fabric on surface. Red fabric. 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
