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Stirrup jug

Mycenaean, 1400 – 1300 BC
Clay.
H 11.3 cm Ø 11 cm

Spherical, slightly compressed stirrup jug with two handles and vertical spout on a ring base. Decorated on shoulder zone with a sun between two hatched fields; to the right and left of the spout a semi-circular ornament with dots. The corpus decorated with a semi-circular motif and bands, spout and handles with broad lines and the knob decorated with a spiral. Small chips to spout and foot repaired.

             

Published

Gorny und Mosch, Auktion 218, 18 December 2013, Lot 429

Provenance

Swiss collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate.

Price
€ 1.700
Item
4382