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Alabastron Body Fragment with Painted Decoration

Alabastron Body Fragment with Painted Decoration

Mycenaean

Brown on buff. Three bands around vessel on upper shoulder, with a row of small dots below, along with 3 small spirals from the same stem, perhaps part of an argonaut motif. Buff fabric with voids. Lustrous, burnishing evident, though paint is slightly faded.

Terracotta

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIA

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