Two-handled Globular-squat Alabastron (Squat Jar)
c. 1200 BCE
Description
Concave short neck and splaying rim. Rounded handles are verically placed on shoulder. Three running spirals between handles, above and below which are thick concentric circles around the vessel, with thinner ones on bottom. Sloppy ivy-like derivative filling on one side and under one handle. Dark brown on buff. Chipped lip, cracked and weathered.
Dimensions
H. 9.4 D 14
Provenance
Gift of Misses Bettina J. Kahnweiler
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