Shouler Of Open Vessel With Painted Decoration

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.2143.2
Title: Shouler Of Open Vessel With Painted Decoration
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Places: Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thera (Aegean Islands)
Period: Cycladic period, Late
Culture: Mycenaean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/328719

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: H. 4.4 W. 4.8 Th. 0.7

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Transferred from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University. Gift of Dr. A.S. Pease. Reportedly from the island of Thera.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Dr. A. S. Pease
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.2143.2
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Shoulder of open vessel. Thick-walled. Thin, streaky bands of streaky brownish paint on unslipped surface. Interior monochrome slipped. Yellow-grey fabric.

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