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Stirrup Jar

Stirrup Jar

Mycenaean

Two ships and two argonauts (one simply the shell) on shoulder. Conical top-disc has concentric circles and dot. Body is painted with concentric circles as is under the base. Spout and false spout looped with thick band of paint. A thin band loops the handles. Dots and triangular derivative filling ornament at the neck. Top-disc chipped, large crack, very faded, encrusted.

Terracotta, bichrome brown and light brown on white buff

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIC

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