Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1927

Object type
Stirrup jar
Tomb No (findspot)
Unknown
A1927
A1927 A1927
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1375-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5cm
Diameter: 19cm (max)
Bibliography
Åström 1972, 348
Preservation
Parts of body false mouth and one handle missing; neck restored from fragments.
Fabric Description
Grey to buff fabric, dark brown paint, buff slip, slightly lustrous.

Description
Flat disc, moulding at base of neck, depressed conical body, tall foot.

Decoration
Decorated with solid paint on top of handle and foot, dotted motif, parallel chevrons, parallel semi-circular bands within parallel wavy patterns on the shoulder and multiple parallel bands below the shoulder and on the body.