ca. 1600-1500 B.C.
Greece
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Pithoid jar
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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Size13 9/16 Г— 10 3/4 in. (34.4 Г— 27.3 cm) Diam. of foot: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Diam. of rim: 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)
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Geography details
Greece -
Country today
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Dateca. 1600-1500 B.C.
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CultureMinoan
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PeriodLate Minoan I
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This jar is from the collection of Heinrich Schliemann. The spirals, arches, and other curvilinear motifs admirably complement the volumes of the shape and such functional adjuncts as the handles, which could have secured a cover or facilitated lifting with a rope.
