Body Sherd, Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration.

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.332.2
Title: Body Sherd, Closed Vessel With Painted Decoration.
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Places: Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period: Helladic period, Late
Culture: Mycenaean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/328209

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 2.3 W. 2.1 Th. 0.5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Transferred 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: 1977.216.332.2
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Body sherd, closed vessel. Paint varies from brown to brown-orange on a buff slip. Quickly painted spiral, 6 rings of which are preserved. Reddish fabric. Faded, scratched, interior with large chips.

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