Rim Sherd

57-1-30

From: Greece | Thessaly | Dimini

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 57-1-30
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Greece | Thessaly | Dimini
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

From open vessel, decorated on both surfaces. Two designs are entirely rectilinear except for two curved hooks on exterior. On exterior are groups of parallel lines in an arrangement which suggests a checkerboard pattern. Reddish buff, substantial (tho not heavy) clay. The surface has fired a strong red on exterior, paler on the interior. The rim is merely the finished termination of the wall.

Height 5 cm
Width 4.4 cm
Thickness 0.7 cm
Outside Diameter 6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. H. Lamar Crosby, 1957

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