Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1610

Object type
Stirrup jar
Tomb No (findspot)
A1610
A1610 A1610
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1375-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 7cm
Diameter: 6.1cm (max)
Bibliography
Åström 1972, 348
Preservation
Part of side missing.
Fabric Description
Soft, buff fabric with dense fine dark inclusions.

Description
Globular body, part of side missing, and small ring base. Thin raised handles.

Decoration
Decorated with solid paint on top disc and reserved areas on handle. Spout painted solid, bands around base of neck and spout. The shoulder zone is decorated with a pattern of parallel vertical chevrons and parallel bands below in reddish paint.