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Body Sherd of Cup with Tortoise-Shell Ripple Ware Painted Decoration

Body Sherd of Cup with Tortoise-Shell Ripple Ware Painted Decoration

Minoan

The exterior has a thick band of streak brown paint, above which are thick and thin //, vertical "ripple" (wiggly) lines. The interior is monochrome streaky. Highly burnished and lustrous. Irregular lump in fabric on surface. Red fabric.

Minoan period, Middle Minoan IA

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