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cup
Object Type
cup
Museum number
1913,1231.2
Description
Pottery ogival cup. Restored from fragments with some plaster restoration. Red-brown slipped inside. Painted with red band at rim with further bands at base. Running spirals in between. Also painted on base.
Cultures/periods
Late Minoan IB
Production date
1500BC-1450BC
Production place
Made in:
Crete
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Mirabello, Gulf of
Materials
pottery
Technique
painted
slipped
Dimensions
Diameter:
8.50 centimetres
(max)
Diameter:
10.90 centimetres
(rim)
Height:
8.30 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(A639)
Location
On display
(G12/dc2)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Richard Berry Seager
Acquisition date
1913
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1913,1231.2
Conservation
Treatment
: 16 Jul 1997