Three-handled Collared, Biconical Alabastron (Squat Jar)
1200 BCE
Description
Tall neck with splaying rim. Rounded bottom, round handles. Zonal chevrons around shoulder. Concentric bands around vessel below belly and on bottom. Brown paint on buff. One handle broken, lip chipped, crack nearly half way around belly.
Dimensions
H. 7.3, D. 9
Provenance
Gift of Misses Bettina J. Kahnweiler
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