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jar
Object Type
jar
Museum number
1906,1112.30
Description
Pottery sherd from a jar. Band of herring-bone barbotine decoration. Black slipped and painted with white bands either side of barbotine and orange spots.
Cultures/periods
Middle Minoan I
Production date
2000BC-1850BC
Production place
Made in:
Crete
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Knossos
Materials
pottery
Ware
Kamares Ware
Barbotine
Technique
barbotine
Dimensions
Length:
7.10 centimetres
Curator's comments
Foster, K.P. (1982), Minoan Ceramic Relief, p. 21 n. 141. pl. 18. Chart 5 dates MMII.
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(A526.2)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Arthur John Evans
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1906,1112.30