A MYCENAEAN POTTERY STIRRUP-SPOUT JAR

LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1425-1100 B.C.

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A MYCENAEAN POTTERY STIRRUP-SPOUT JAR
LATE HELLADIC III, CIRCA 1425-1100 B.C.
With twin strap handles flanking the false neck, spout emerging from the shoulder, decorated with red painted concentric bands and chevrons on the shoulder
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired prior to 1977; and thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Kunst der Antike: Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, 21 January-6 March 1977.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike - Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Mainz, 1977, cat. no. 182.

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