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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1794.2
Title
Body Sherd of Closed Vessel. Melian Imitation of Kamares
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Phylakopi (Melos)
Period
Cycladic period
Culture
Minoan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/328217

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 3.8 W. 5.6 Th. 0.4-0.5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne, Esq. From the site of Phylakopi on Melos.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Loan from George H. Browne
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.1794.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Body sherd from closed vessel. Imitation Kamares ware. The paint is applied in a thin wash and varies from brown to brown-orange. Fragment of spiral motif. Pitted and encrusted. Many white inclusions in fabric and on surface. Some encrustation and lime-pops.

Verification Level

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