Terracotta rim fragment with triglyph and metope motif

Minoan

ca. 2300–2100 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

From Gournia, Crete

Rim fragment with "metopes".

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Title: Terracotta rim fragment with triglyph and metope motif
Period: Early Minoan III
Date: ca. 2300–2100 BCE
Culture: Minoan
Medium: Terracotta; White-on-dark ware
Dimensions: Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of the American Exploration Society, 1907
Object Number: 07.232.178
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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