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Rim fragment of cup

Rim fragment of cup

Kylix · about 1800 B.C.
Rim fragment of cup. Local Kamares ware. Straight pointed rim. Buff ware with black slip interior and exterior, red and white paint on exterior. Red band below lip and white foliate band on body. Two soft ridges below foliate band filled with white horizontal bands and traces of another foliate design beneath.
Shape
Kylix
Period
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan II Period
Date
about 1800 B.C.
Culture
Early Aegean, Minoan
Dimensions
H: 5.40 cm W: 4.60 cm
Medium
Ceramic, Kamares Ware
Findspot
Findspot: Greece, Crete, Mochlos
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
09.727
Image Source
boston_mfa
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