Vases Alabastron Straight-sided Three-handled Alabastron (Angular S...
Straight-sided Three-handled Alabastron (Angular Squat Jar)

Straight-sided Three-handled Alabastron (Angular Squat Jar)

Alabastron · 1375-1300 BCE
The sides are slightly concave and the bottom is slightly rounded. Short splaying collar neck with flaring rim. The handles join at the shoulder and have zonal U's around vessel body, but not under the handles. U's do not touch top or bottom lines. Concentric thick and thin bands around body and on base. Gray-pink clay with buff slip with red-range paint, chipped.

Shape
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIA
Date
1375-1300 BCE
Culture
Mycenaean
Dimensions
H: 9.50 cm W: 12.00 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1920.44.60
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)