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Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view4.JPG)
Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view4.JPG)
Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view2.JPG)

Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view2.JPG)

Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view4.JPG)

Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view4.JPG)

Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view3.JPG)

Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view3.JPG)

Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view1.JPG)

Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view1.JPG)

Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_print_NegA_bw.jpg)

Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_print_NegA_bw.jpg)

Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_print_NegB_bw.jpg)

Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_print_NegB_bw.jpg)

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Jar Fragment

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURES Mycenaean; Greek
MEDIUM Clay, pigment
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E.
PERIOD Late Helladic IIIA Period
DIMENSIONS 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 38.556c
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Large sherd, probably from the body of a false neck jar. Buff background, black and brown concentric decorations. Surface badly chipped. Small Mycenaean sherd, one of four. These sherds of little importance in themselves, are of some interest in our collection as being the first examples yet received of Mycenaean pottery from the Sudan.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Mycenaean. Jar Fragment, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view4.JPG)
IMAGE back, CUR.38.556c_view4.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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Mycenaean. <em>Jar Fragment</em>, ca. 1425–1300 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 1/4 x 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 0.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 38.556c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.556c_view4.JPG)

TAGS

Egypt Exploration Society
Sherd
Vessel
Mycenaean
Ceramic
Mycenaean IIIA Period
Buff
Concentric decorations
1425/1400-1325/1300 B.C.E.
Black
Brown
Curved

TAGS

Egypt Exploration Society
Sherd
Vessel
Mycenaean
Ceramic
Mycenaean IIIA Period
Buff
Concentric decorations
1425/1400-1325/1300 B.C.E.
Black
Brown
Curved

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