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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | Greek; Mycenaen
| | Title: | One-handled cup
| | Date Made: | Bronze Age; Mycenaean Period; 1200-300 BCE
| | Type: | Ceramic
| | Materials: | Ceramic/pottery; earthenware
| | Place Made: | Greece; Mycenae
| | Measurements: | Overall: 3 11/16 in x 7 5/16 in x 6 5/16 in; 9.4 cm x 18.6 cm x 16 cm
| | Accession Number: | MH 1977.14
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Lloyd Morain in memory of Caroline M. Galt
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Exterior: Rim is banded in red paint which aslo encompasses the handle; the underside is reserved. In the handle zone of the cup is a band of individual zig zags. Below those are three narrow bands on the main body and a thicker band on the lower portion of the body. The foot is painted red; the underside is reserved with a pencil inscription reading: [A. Dewing. ...1933].
Interior: The interior of the cup has two bands of red paint near the rim and two near the bottom of the bowl.
Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers Subjects:
Containers; Civilization, Ancient; archaeological objects; Pottery Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1977.14 |
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