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Beaker
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Early Minoan II-III Period
Medium/Technique
Stone; "Minoan banded marble" (Peter Warren: letter from Christine Lilyquist, March 24, 1995)
Dimensions
12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.19
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionVase. Tapering towards the foot. Cream colored marble with gray strips around the top and one near the bottom. Broken and put together. Three small fragments missing.
Provenance1908, excavated at the cemetery of Mochlos, Crete, by Richard Berry Seager (b. 1882 - d. 1925), acquired in the division of finds, and shipped to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: January 14, 1909)
NOTE: In recognition of support provided for excavations provided by Mrs. T. James Bowlker.
NOTE: In recognition of support provided for excavations provided by Mrs. T. James Bowlker.