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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.35.12
Title
Two-handled Globular-squat Alabastron (Squat Jar)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mycenae (Argolis)
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIC
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291971

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 9.4 D 14

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
1935.35.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Concave short neck and splaying rim. Rounded handles are verically placed on shoulder. Three running spirals between handles, above and below which are thick concentric circles around the vessel, with thinner ones on bottom. Sloppy ivy-like derivative filling on one side and under one handle. Dark brown on buff. Chipped lip, cracked and weathered.

Verification Level

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