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Rim Sherd Of Cup With Painted Decoration

Rim Sherd Of Cup With Painted Decoration

Mycenaean

Everted rim sherd of shallow cup with painted decoration. Red-orange on cream. Band of paint on lip and on exterior of rim. Below is a tiny, free spiral, with 3 curving lines below, which probably formed a running spiral or tricurved arch motif. Interior monochrome cream slip. Pinkish fabric, worn at lip and scratched, lip chipped.

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIA

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