Late Bronze Age II

stirrup jar

Mycenaean ware stirrup jar; Spherical body with wide ring base. Narrow false neck, vertical spout with flaring rim. Opposed vertical strap handles. Media/Materials: ceramic

Classification

Object type: Pottery vessel
Ware: Mycenaean pottery
Shape: JarStirrup jar
Material: Clay
Period: probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date: 1400 - 1200 BC

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Collection

Hunterian Museum

Provenance

Cyprus

References

[Book] Arda, Basak Et Al. 2005. The Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow.', '[Book] Moignard, Elizabeth. 1997. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Great Britain, vol. 18, The Glasgow Collections.', '[Manuscript] Hunterian Archaeology Register - D Collection - Near East (D.1 - D.1993.31).

Identifiers

Accession no.: GLAHM:D.1981.8, Hunterian Museum

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