VesselsMycenaean15th-14th century BCE

3-Handled Piriform Amphora

c. 1450-1200 BCE

Description

3-handled advanced piriform amphora on narrow foot (torus-disc). Tall neck with splaying collar. Handles are painted brown on exterior. Collar and foot painted. Body decorated with groups of broad and narrow bands, primarily above the belly. 2 diagonal whorl shells between each handle, with U-shaped and triangular fill ornaments Cream clay. Reddish brown to dark brown lustrous paint. Broken and mended with various nicks and abrasions. One shell very faded.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Bronze Age

Century

15th-14th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Transfered from the Department of Classics, Harvard University, G.G. Van Rensselaer Fund. Purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; orginally part of Cesnola Collection. Reportedly from Cyprus.

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