Aegean (?) Body Sherd with Slipped and Painted Decoration
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Aegean (?) Body Sherd with Slipped and Painted Decoration
Clay
maximum length
2 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (5.9 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
P.3483
Classification:
Containers and Vessels; Vessels; Sherds
Keywords
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- Aegean pottery styles - Pottery styles belonging to Aegean cultures.
- bodies - Those parts of containers that enclose the contents, as distinguished from accessory components such as covers, handles, and applied decoration.
- painting - The application of paint to a surface primarily for protection or to apply a general color. For the application of pigments to a surface to create an expressive or communicative image, use "painting (image-making)."
- sherds - Limited to fragments of pottery or glass.
- slip - Fine clay which, when mixed with water, results in a fluid with a creamlike consistency, used in casting, glazing, decorating, and repairing ceramic wares; in its natural state, it contains sufficient flux to be used for glazing and decorating without the need of additives. For ceramic glaze with a high content of slip, use "slip glaze."
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Dimensions
- maximum length Dimensions: 2 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (5.874 x 4.445 x 0.635 cm)
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