About 10 instances of the LH/LM IIIB transport type have Linear B inscriptions. Schliemann. A stirrup jar is a type of pot associated with the culture of Mycenaean Greece. They have small …

A stylized octopus flanked by fish covers each side of this stirrup jar, named for the shape of its handles. Mycenaean pottery often reflects Minoan-inspired themes and techniques that …

On the face of this Late Helladic Mycenaean (ca. 1200-1100 B.C.) vessel is a large, wide-eyed octopus stretching its tentacles across the vase’s bulging sides, as if attempting to connect …

The name for this type of vessel, a stirrup jar, derives from the configuration of the two attached handles, which resemble a double stirrup. The form first appeared in Minoan ceramics on …

This ceramic vessel, known as a false-necked amphora or stirrup jar, takes its name from the stirrup shape formed by the two handles bridging the false spout. After the 14th century BCE, …

It was found in 1964 in well Στ on the south slope of the Acropolis, in the area where the Stoa of Eumenes was later built. Part of the body, as well as all of its handles have survived. It has …

Apr 10, 2018 · Description: Squat jar with large, round body and shallow convex top. Narrow neck protrudes vertically from top of vessel body, ending in narrow, rounded mouth. In center of top, …

The stirrup-jar was one of the most common types of clay vases of the Mycenaean period. It takes its name from the presence of a pouring spout and a false neck at the centre of the terracotta …

Originally devised by the Minoans, the Mycenaean Stirrup Jar was a small (c. 30 cm) piriform amphora with central post attached to handles, probably to protect upright spout. These jars …

story by Hilke Hoogenboom, Nicky Schreuder, Olaf Smit. This small stirrup jar harbours many secrets and information on the Mycenaean Late Bronze Age. We will try to uncover these …