Base Sherd

64-28-59

From: Greece | Crete | Vrokastro

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 64-28-59
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Greece | Crete | Vrokastro
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Unfinished base, with string-marks: not a separate base, merely the flattening of the bottom of the vessel. Very small bit of lower wall set at an outward angle to the base. Interior suggests hand made (no wheel marks). Thick grey clay with tiny bits of white stone. Red surface on exterior, medium brown on interior.

Mrs. Caskey: "could be Middle or Late Bronze." No. 44 on her list.

Height 5.1 cm
Width 6 cm
Thickness 0.8 cm
Outside Diameter 6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Virginia R. Grace, 1964

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