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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.35.11
Title
High Spouted Globular Stirrup Jar
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period
Helladic period
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291955

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 12 D. 11.5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Misses Bettina J. Kahnweiler.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.35.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Conical flat disc with spiral decoration. Its diameter exceeds that of the original lipped mouth. Slightly hollwed base. 2 chervons from concentric bands at shoulder flank the spout. The other side has a chevron palms. Concentric bands around body. Paint loops false spout and spout. Handles slightly crooked. Brown on light buff.

Verification Level

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