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Rim of krater

Early Aegean, Minoan or Helladic
Bronze Age, Late Minoan/Late Helladic III B

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions 8.2 x 21.9 cm (3 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Suzanne R. Dworsky
Accession Number59.1140
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionPinkish buff clay and slip; red to black paint over rim and en exterior. Flat-topped square rim with painted band; two large, thick-rimmed spirals on body.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Alice Walton Collection; by mid 1950s: Mrs. H. Stuart Hughes Collection (purchased from Louis Joseph); gift to MFA from Mrs. H. Stuart Hughes, May 14, 1959 (accepted as Apparatus); accessioned by MFA as gift of Mrs. Suzanne R. Dworsky, March 25, 1992