1375-1300 BCE
Globular squat stirrup jar, spout missing, hole and large crack in belly. Hollowed Flat base. 2 rows of // chevrons on shoulder. Thin concentric cirlces between thicker bands around body. quirk derrivative around belly. Flat top-disc with concentric circles. Brown glaze on buff slip.
H. 8.7 D. 11.2
Formerly in the collection of David Moore Robinson. Reporedly from Cornith.
Terracotta
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14th centuryChineseEnamel
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15th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th centuryGreekCast bronze; with inscription cast on the vessel floor
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18th centuryGermanPainted lacquerware: brown and reddish orange lacquer over wooden core
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18th centuryBritish