Late Bronze Age II
Fragmentary faience stirrup jar
The handles and spout of this stirrup jar are missing. The shape is characteristically Mycenaean Greek, but the use of faience reflects Egyptian influence. 2 5/16in. (5.9cm) Other: 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)
Date
1600 - 1050 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5071
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- Said to have been found in a tomb near Dali (Idalion), Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1571, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Foster, Karen Polinger. 1979. Aegean Faience of the Bronze Age. p. 52, n. 339, New Haven: Yale University Press.
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