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Beaker

Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Early Minoan II-III Period

Medium/Technique Stone; Breccia (Peter Warren: letter from Christine Lilyquist, March 24, 1995)
Dimensions 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.22
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionVase. Tapering towards the bottom, and with spreading foot. Main colors brick red and dark gray. Broken at the top.
Provenance1908, excavated at the cemetery of Mochlos, Crete, by Richard Berry Seager (b. 1882 - d. 1925), acquired in the division of finds, and shipped to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: January 14, 1909)

NOTE: In recognition of support provided for excavations provided by Mrs. T. James Bowlker.