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Stirrup jar
Early Aegean, Helladic
Bronze Age, Late Helladic III C Period
about 1200–1100 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Classical Department Purchase Fund
Accession Number59.712
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDull brown clay, black-brown glaze, much worn. Octopus design with filling ornaments of grouped chevrons and diamond patterns.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., November 12, 1959, for $ 125.00