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Body Sherd of Closed Vessel. Melian imitation of Early Kamares.
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Body sherd of closed vessel, imitation of Early Kamares. Well-burnished red slip with white paint. The paint is very faded, and only traces exist in some places. The motif is of linked spirals of medium thickness. There is a thinner horizontal band between the two spirals, which went around the vessel body. Reddish fabric with many white inclusions and on surface; lime pops. Hand-made, c. MMIB
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Transferred from the Department of the Classics Harvard University. Loaned from George H. Browne Esq. From the site of Phylakopi on Melos.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Loan from George H. Browne
Title: Body Sherd of Closed Vessel. Melian imitation of Early Kamares.
Description:
Body sherd of closed vessel, imitation of Early Kamares.
Well-burnished red slip with white paint.
The paint is very faded, and only traces exist in some places.
The motif is of linked spirals of medium thickness.
There is a thinner horizontal band between the two spirals, which went around the vessel body.
Reddish fabric with many white inclusions and on surface; lime pops.
Hand-made, c.
MMIB.
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