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Body Sherd of Closed Vessel. Melian imitation of Early Kamares.

Body Sherd of Closed Vessel. Melian imitation of Early Kamares.

Minoan

Body sherd of closed vessel, imitation of Early Kamares. Well-burnished red slip with white paint. The paint is very faded, and only traces exist in some places. The motif is of linked spirals of medium thickness. There is a thinner horizontal band between the two spirals, which went around the vessel body. Reddish fabric with many white inclusions and on surface; lime pops. Hand-made, c. MMIB

Terracotta

Cycladic period

Fragments