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Globular Depressed Stirrup Jar

Globular Depressed Stirrup Jar

1375-1300 BCE
Handles and false-spout broken off. Groups of 5 curving lines on shoulder. Thick and thin concentric bands around entire vessel. Buff orange-yellow with brown and orange paint (also color variation from firing). Large surface inclusion below belly.


Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIA
Date
1375-1300 BCE
Culture
Mycenaean
Dimensions
H: 11.50 cm W: 11.00 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.30
Image Source
harvard
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