Stirrup-jar
Stirrup-jar
Stirrup-jar
Stirrup-jar

Currently not on view

Stirrup-jar,

ca. 1425–1400 BCE

Greek, Mycenaean (LH III A:1)
y1951-70

Information

Title
Stirrup-jar
Dates

ca. 1425–1400 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 13.8 cm, diam. 12.0 cm (5 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis Pappas
Object Number
y1951-70
Place Excavated

Sparta, Greece

Culture
Greek
Period
Mycenaean
Type
stirrup jars, ceramics
Materials
glaze, slip, ceramic
Subject
stripes, zigzags

Gift of Mr. Louis Pappas in 1951, after it was found on his father's farm near Sparta

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