Cup
MS4479
From: Greece | Crete | Pseira
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS4479 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Minoan |
Provenience | Greece | Crete | Pseira |
Period | Late Minoan IA |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Shape: Cup with convex profile, with one strap handle and small lug opposite handle. Open spout on side, for drinking. Fabric: Fine, very pale brown (10YR 8/3) clay with decoration in light red (2.5YR 6/8) to black paint and added white (poorly preserved) paint. Self-slipped. Decoration: Interior unpainted. Upper part of handle painted. Wide band at rim and three bands on lower part of body. Added white paint: isolated spirals with stems pointing upward on upper band. Resting surface unpainted. Condition: Restored from fragments. Some sherds missing. Added white paint visible only as discoloration. |
Height | 7.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 12.1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); R. B. Seager, 1908 |
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