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Accession_Number
14.9.21
Shape
Shape_description
Fragment
Material
Terracotta
Fabric
Cretan
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
2.5YR
5/2
Decoration
Two
fragments
joined.
Core
is
reddish-brown.
Inside
is
white
with two
wavy
lines
in
red.
Outside
is
white
as well with two
thick
and two
thin
straight
lines
in
red.
Curves
as though it may have been
part
of the
neck
of the
vessel.
Inscriptions
Condition
Joined
unevenly
due
to
erosion
of the
edges.
Small
spots
of
dark
deposit
on
exterior
surface.
Surface
damage
to
underside
where
paint
has been
rubbed
away.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Tsani,
Crete
Period
Neolithic
Date
5300 - 4400
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
2007.03.1279.jpg
Top view of a Cretan fragment, showing the white interior with two wavy red lines.
2007.03.1280.jpg
Top view of a Cretan fragment, showing the white exterior with the red lines.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
reference
1reference
2
Beazley_DB
Height
4.1
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Length
3.3
Thickness
0.6
Location
Timeline
1
top
Edited_by
Denise; Kinsey
Date_edited
19
September
2002; 16.01.2006
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