Jar
Jar

Currently not on view

Jar,

ca. 1900–1600 BCE

Greek
Middle Helladic
y1949-6

Information

Title
Jar
Dates

ca. 1900–1600 BCE

Medium
Terracotta, matt black to brown glaze
Dimensions
19.5 x 25.5 cm, diam. 19.6 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. T. Leslie Shear, Sr.
Object Number
y1949-6
Place Excavated

Europe, Greece, Korakou

Culture
Greek
Period
Middle Helladic
Type
jars, terracottas, ceramics
Materials
terracotta, glaze
Subject
chevrons

Found at Korakou (near Corinth) in 1925; acquired by Mrs. T. Leslie (Josephine Platner) Shear, Sr., at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum by Mrs. Shear in 1948.

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