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Collection Record
Cup
A Kamares ware "tea cup" from Mochlos, Crete. Also named Eggshell Ware, this pottery, made on the wheel from very fine clay, has thin walls. The light on dark Kamares decoration enriched with reds and yellows is based on natural forms. Mochlos. Middle Minoan period. Approximately 1900 BC
Production Primary Date:
Circa 1900 BC
Provenance Place:
Crete, Greece
E54.46
Details
- Production Date
- Circa 1900 BC
- Provenance Place
- Crete, Greece
- Cultural Group
- Minoan
- Measurements
- 60.9mm (2 3/8")
- Media/Materials
- ceramic, processed material
- Credit Line
- Pres. Heraklion Museum; Tūhura Otago Museum Collection
- Rights
- CC BY-NC/Creative Commons, CC BY-NC/Creative Commons
- Department
- Antiquities
- Accession Number
- E54.46
- On Display
- Yes
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