APC Image: AK 1112: Middle Helladic Gray Minyan sherds. Some of the sherds are rather thick and the surface rough; some are handmade, but the majority are wheelmade, most of them are thin and the surface has that smooth, "soapy" feel which characerizes this ware. A few pieces are so thin that the inner side of the vase must have been pared very carefully. The color of the lay is uniform throughout, but varies from a very light to a deep gray, and in a few instances almost black. Pale gray sherds predominate and it is possible that they were in imitation of the light gray color of metal. A few sherds are of light brown color. The common shapes represented are open bowls, smaller bowls or cups with very angular profiles, and goblets with ringed stems. Both ringed and plain stems occur in the goblets (bottom row). There is great variety in the rings. Some are narrower and placed close together, others are flatter and spaced further apart, others are less regularly arranged. Some of these stems recall the North Central Greek and the Thessalian variety with their numerous rings. The stems are hollow. There is a variety of handles - strap handles, forming loops on the rim; round bow handles set vertically on the rim; and the flat ribbon handle (Right centre). On several sherds the ribbing is so so faint and fine as almost to resemble rippled ware.