Terracotta rim and upper body fragment from a straight-sided cup with tortoiseshell ripple motif

Minoan

ca. 1600–1525 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

From Priniatikos Pyrgos, Crete

Rippled decoration.

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Title: Terracotta rim and upper body fragment from a straight-sided cup with tortoiseshell ripple motif
Period: Late Minoan IA
Date: ca. 1600–1525 BCE
Culture: Minoan
Medium: Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); diameter 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1914
Object Number: 14.89.9
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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