Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
Squat, Biconical Stirrup Jar with Painted Decoration

Squat, Biconical Stirrup Jar with Painted Decoration

Mycenaean

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.

Terracotta

Helladic period, Late

Vessels