1977.216.3384: Squat, Biconical Stirrup Jar with Painted Decoration
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3384
- Title
- Squat, Biconical Stirrup Jar with Painted Decoration
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 16th-14th century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
- Period
- Helladic period, Late
- Culture
- Mycenaean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289602
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Wheel-made
- Dimensions
- 9 x 12 cm (3 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Transfered from the Department of Classics, Harvard University, G.G. Van Rensselaer Fund. Reportedly from Cyprus.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, G. G. Van Rensselaer Fund
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.3384
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Squat, biconical stirrup jar. Ring base. Flat top-disk painted with concentric circles and dot, about the same size as spout. Thick concentric bands around vase, traces of thinner ones have faded. Handles painted, reserving tringles at top. Base of spout and false spout painted.
Red-orange paint on buff. Lime pops, pits, scratched.
Verification Level
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