A1927

Object type

Stirrup jar

Tomb No (findspot)

Unknown

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.