Cup
| Object Number: | MS4605G |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Minoan |
| Provenience: | Greece Crete Gournia |
| Period: | Middle Minoan II |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Height: | 6.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 9.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); H. B. Hawes, 1904 |
Description
Semiglobular cup: sharply everted rim; flattened handle joined to the inside of the rim and body; concentric string marks. Fine, reddish yello (7.5 YR 8/6) clay, redder at the core, with a paler surface, covered with reddish black paint, including bottom of base. Added paint not preserved. Intact except for minor chipping; surface eroded in places. Comments: MM II. The sharply everted rim suggests MM II. Compare Levi 1976: pl. 125, nos. g, k, and m (Phaistos).
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] Silverman, Jean S., and Betancourt, Philip P. 1991. Pottery from Gournia:The Cretan Collection in the University Museum, The University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 24, no. 406, pl. 6, fig. 8 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Thesis] Silverman, Jean S. 1978. The Gournia Collection in the University Museum: A Study in East Cretan Pottery. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 53, no. 104, fig. 4, no. 9 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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