Two terracotta rim fragments from a closed vase

Minoan

ca. 2900–2300 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

From Vasiliki, Crete

Two rim fragments from a closed vase.

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Title: Two terracotta rim fragments from a closed vase
Period: Early Minoan II
Date: ca. 2900–2300 BCE
Culture: Minoan
Medium: Terracotta; Vasiliki ware
Dimensions: Other (.a): 7 13/16 in. (19.9 cm)
Other (.b): 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of the American Exploration Society, 1907
Object Number: 07.232.128a, b
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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