VesselsMycenaean13th century BCE

Three-handled Collared, Biconical Alabastron (Squat Jar)

1200 BCE

Description

Tall neck with splaying rim. Rounded bottom, round handles. Zonal chevrons around shoulder. Concentric bands around vessel below belly and on bottom. Brown paint on buff. One handle broken, lip chipped, crack nearly half way around belly.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIC

Century

13th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 7.3, D. 9

Provenance

Gift of Misses Bettina J. Kahnweiler

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