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Carinated cup
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan II A Period
about 1800 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number1992.121
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSmall carinated cup. Buff clay with black slip interior and exterior. Four pairs of vertical lines running from rim to
base. The carinated cup is a late shape for Light on Dark
Ware. Handmade and wheelmade versions appear from
Middle Minoan I to Middle Minoan II A; this example is
wheelmade.
base. The carinated cup is a late shape for Light on Dark
Ware. Handmade and wheelmade versions appear from
Middle Minoan I to Middle Minoan II A; this example is
wheelmade.
ProvenanceProbably from Gournia; accessioned by MFA as Source Unknown, March 25, 1992