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Stirrup Jar 1350 BC - 1300 BC

STIRRUP JAR
THROWING, MODELING, PERFORATING
Helladic (pottery)
TERRACOTTA
Standard 93 x 82 Millimetres
69.001
A small piriform stirrup vase with a narrow foot, which is slightly flared at its base. From the centre of the flat shoulder rises a solid cylindrical false spout that has a flat disc on its top. Flat strap handles pass from either side of this disc to the edge of the shoulder, forming the "stirrup" shape that gives the vase its modern name. The actual spout is a narrow cylinder placed on the side of the shoulder, midway between the handles. It has a slightly thickened rim. The clay is buff-coloured and the geometric decoration is painted in orange-red slip. There are some chips on the handle, the spout and the base of the vase. The slightly concave false neck and slight ridge at the based of the neck suggest a Late Helladic IIIA1 date. The shape, derived from Crete, was made in varying sizes and used for storage purposes. Small stirrup vases were used as containers for oil or perfumed oil. a) The top of the false spout is decorated with an orange-red disc placed within a circle. There is a band of orange-red at its base. b) The outer surface of the handles is painted except for a reserved triangle where each of the handles meets the central clay disc on the false spout. c) The rim, base, and part of the side of the spout are painted orange-red. d) The shoulder is reserved and decorated with groups of three/four chevrons. e) Starting at the shoulder, the body of the vase is painted with five thick horizontal bands separated by reserved bands that are alternately painted with three thinner horizontal lines or left plain. The bottom band is a reserved band with three thinner lines. The rest of the body and the foot are painted orange-red.
Purchased from Folio Fine Art Ltd, London, 1969


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