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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.181
Title
Body Sherd of Stirrup Jar with Painted Decoration
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
12th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tiryns (Argolis)
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIC
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293075

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 3.6 W. 3.3 Th. 0.3-0.5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton. From the site of Tiryns in the Argolid.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.181
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Body sherd of stirrup jar. Brown to brown-red paint on buff brown. 3 thick bands of paint with thinner, lighter ones in between around vessel. Buff fabric. Lustrous, though paint slightly cracking.

Verification Level

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