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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.35.22.A
Title
Body Sherd of Jar with Matt Painted Decoration
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
2nd millennium BCE
Period
Helladic period, Middle Helladic II
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292024

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Handmade
Dimensions
H. 5.3 W. 6.7 Th. 0.6-0.9

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler.

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

Description
Matt painted dark-on-light style. One thin, and another thicker band of grey reserved from the grey-brown slip. Coarse reddish fabric with grey core and many inclusions. Paint very cracked and worn.

Verification Level

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