Stirrup-vase
Stirrup-vase

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Stirrup-vase,

ca. 1350–1325 BCE

Greek, Mycenaean
Mycenaean Bronze Age, late Helladic IIIA, ca. 1400–1300 BCE, ca. 1700–1050 BCE
y1973-16

Information

Title
Stirrup-vase
Dates

ca. 1350–1325 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 11.3 cm, diam. 11.0 cm (4 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. Penrose Harland, Class of 1913
Object Number
y1973-16
Place Made

Europe, Greece

Culture
Greek
Period
Mycenaean
Type
stirrup jars, ceramics
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
flowers (plants), plant-derived motifs, stripes, base rings

By bequest to the Museum in 1973 from J. Penrose Harland

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