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Rim Of Alabastron With Painted Decoration

Rim Of Alabastron With Painted Decoration

Mycenaean

Rim of alabastron. Brown-red paint on cream-buff. Lip painted dark brown. Row of 10 small dots around rim. Red-brown band at neck, with 4 loops below, motif not discernable. Interior of rim has a thick, quickly painted band of red paint. Buff fabric. Paint cracking, and flaked off. Probably LHIIA

Terracotta

Cycladic period, Late

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