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Rim fragment of a cup
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan Period
about 2000–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Greece, Crete, Mochlos
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
4.6 x 5.3 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.723
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRim fragment with horizontal handle. Buff ware with dull black interior and exterior slip. (Traces of red on exterior?) Handle loops above the rim and is twisted, that is made with two round strips intertwined. On the interior where the handle and rim meet are two plastic buttons or rivet imitations. Traces of black slip and white paint on handle.
ProvenanceFrom Richard Seager's Excavation at Mochlos, Crete.