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MS4793.11
From: Greece | Crete | Vrokastro
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4793.11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cretan |
| Provenience | Greece | Crete | Vrokastro |
| Period | Protogeometric Period |
| Date Made | 840-810 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Wall fragment of probably closed vessel. Interior probably unglazed, though there are traces of black which also appears on breaks. Exterior surface reserved with decoration in yellowish-brown paint. To one side are 3 straight parallel lines. Beside them is a large curvilinear design of 6 parallel lines. Rather soft, light brown clay. Identification by Nicolas Coldstream on visit 8 Apr 82. |
| Length | 9.5 cm |
| Thickness | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); E. H. Hall, 1912 |
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