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Body Sherd of Closed Vessel with Painted Decoration

Body Sherd of Closed Vessel with Painted Decoration

Mycenaean

Body sherd of closed vessel near shoulder. Red-orange on buff. 5 very thin, //, orange bands of paint around vessel. 3 curved, red-orange bands spring from the thinner lines; a small swatch of paint to the left of them. To the right, 8 short lines, which once formed a fringed circle. Reddish fabric with sparking grits. Lustrous, though encrusted and paint is chipped.

Terracotta

Helladic period, Late

Fragments