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Body Sherd of Closed Vessel.  Melian Imitation of Kamares

Body Sherd of Closed Vessel. Melian Imitation of Kamares

Minoan

Body sherd from closed vessel. Imitation Kamares ware. The paint is applied in a thin wash and varies from brown to brown-orange. Fragment of spiral motif. Pitted and encrusted. Many white inclusions in fabric and on surface. Some encrustation and lime-pops.

Terracotta

Cycladic period

Fragments