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Rim fragment of cup

Rim fragment of cup

Kylix · about 1800 B.C.
Rim fragment of cup. Local Kamares ware. Flaring pointed rim. Eggshell buff ware with black interior and exterior slip. White horizontal band below lip on interior with the same in red on the exterior. Three white circles form a row in a buff colored band, cf. Walberg Kamares fig. 46 #20.3. The top of a red loop indicates a body motif.
Shape
Kylix
Period
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan II Period
Date
about 1800 B.C.
Culture
Early Aegean, Minoan
Dimensions
H: 2.80 cm W: 3.30 cm
Medium
Ceramic, Kamares Ware
Findspot
Findspot: Greece, Crete, Mochlos
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
09.728
Image Source
boston_mfa
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