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Body Sherd of Open Jar
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Body sherd of open jar. White paint on red slip. Two arching, nested 'V's, which formed a pendant motif. Interior has thick diagonal band of red slip. Orange-buff fabric. White paint faded, chipped slip.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Bequest of David M. Robinson.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David M. Robinson
Title: Body Sherd of Open Jar
Description:
Body sherd of open jar.
White paint on red slip.
Two arching, nested 'V's, which formed a pendant motif.
Interior has thick diagonal band of red slip.
Orange-buff fabric.
White paint faded, chipped slip.
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