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White-on-dark ware was the principle fine ware of the Early Minoan III period in eastern Crete. It marks the beginning of a long Middle Bronze Age tradition of white-painted and polychrome pottery on Crete.
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Title: Terracotta one-handled cup, white-on-dark ware
Period: Middle Minoan I
Date: ca. 2200–1900 BCE
Culture: Minoan
Medium: Terracotta; White-on-dark ware
Dimensions:
H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm.)
Diameter 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1914
Accession Number: 14.89.4
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