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Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Early Minoan III-Middle Minoan I

Medium/Technique Stone; steatite
Dimensions 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.23
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionVase. Green, mottled steatite. Squat body drawn in at the neck. Wide flat rim. Rudimentary horizontal handles ornamented with vertical grooves.
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.