Squat, Biconical Stirrup Jar with Painted Decoration
16th-14th century BCE
Description
Squat, biconical stirrup jar. Ring base. Flat top-disk painted with concentric circles and dot, about the same size as spout. Thick concentric bands around vase, traces of thinner ones have faded. Handles painted, reserving tringles at top. Base of spout and false spout painted. Red-orange paint on buff. Lime pops, pits, scratched.
Dimensions
9 x 12 cm (3 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Transfered from the Department of Classics, Harvard University, G.G. Van Rensselaer Fund. Reportedly from Cyprus.
Related Artworks
View MoreCeramic
20th centuryGerman
Light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze over molded and applique elements
19th-20th centuryChineseEnameled ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against an overglaze red enamel ground, the reserved elements embellished with green and black enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
EtruscanBronze
4th century BCEGreekFritware with overglaze painted luster decoration
12th-13th centuryPersianSilver
17th centuryBritishCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments probably added in the 20th century
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration inlaid in black and white slips. Reportedly recovered from a tomb north of Ch'ŏngsu Temple, Kangwha Island, Kyŏnggi province.
13th centuryKoreanSilver
18th centuryAmericanEarthenware
10th-13th centuryPersianMaiolica
20th centuryGerman