Globular Depressed Stirrup Jar
1375-1300 BCE
Description
Handles and false-spout broken off. Groups of 5 curving lines on shoulder. Thick and thin concentric bands around entire vessel. Buff orange-yellow with brown and orange paint (also color variation from firing). Large surface inclusion below belly.
Dimensions
11.5 x 11 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin. Reportedly from Cyprus.
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