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Body Sherd of Open Vessel with Painted Decoration
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Body sherd of open vessel, probably a cup. Red paint on cream slip (slip appears as reserved band). Grey fabric fired buff at surface. Scratched and chipped.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Transferred from the Department of the Classics Harvard University. Gift of Dr. A.S. Pease. Reportedly from the island of Thera.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Gift of Dr. A. S. Pease
Title: Body Sherd of Open Vessel with Painted Decoration
Description:
Body sherd of open vessel, probably a cup.
Red paint on cream slip (slip appears as reserved band).
Grey fabric fired buff at surface.
Scratched and chipped.
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