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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/REDMG:1953.25.73

Accession_Number

REDMG:1953.25.73

Shape

Conical cup; saltcellar

Shape_description

Round uneven rim, slightly incurving, lopsided tapering walls, convex at top and concave at bottom, and a flat base; rough and bumpy on upper part of interior walls.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Minoan

Fabric_description

Coarse pinkish-buff fabric with large inclusions.

Munsell_color

10YR 7/4

Decoration

Unglazed

Inscriptions

Condition

Large rim fragment missing from one side; large side fragment, including part of base missing from the other side; some grayish-white deposits.

Technique/Style

Provenance

From Knossos

Period

Middle Minoan III

Date

1700-1600

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.92.0042.jpg	Bottom view of a Minoan conical cup, showing the base.
2003.92.0043.jpg	Top view of a Minoan conical cup, showing the rim and interior fo the bowl.
2003.92.0044.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup, showing the side with the broken rim.
2003.92.0045.jpg	Front view of the side of a Minoan conical cup.
2003.92.0046.jpg	Side view of a Minoan conical cup.
2003.93.0191.jpg	Oblique view, from above, of a Minoan conical cup, showing the rim and interior of the bowl.
2004.99.0090.jpg	Profile view of a Minoan conical cup.
2004.99.0091.jpg	Front view of the side of a Minoan conical cup.
2004.99.0092.jpg	Front view of the side of a Minoan conical cup, showing missing section.
2004.99.0093.jpg	Front view of the side of a Minoan conical cup, showing missing section.
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2004.99.0095.jpg