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Stirrup jar
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Stirrup jar

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureMycenaean
Dateca. 1350-1200 BC
MediumTerracotta
Dimensionsheight: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
max. diameter: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
foot diameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number85.106.1.a
Geography
Probable place madeGreece
DescriptionA stirrup jar decorated with reddish-brown bands around the body, groups of vertical lines on the shoulder, and a spiral on the disk between the handles.Label Text[Group label, 85.106.1.a-g] This group of vases includes two shapes, the stirrup jar and the kylix (or drinking cup), that are typical of Mycenaean pottery production in the Late Bronze Age. The stirrup jar takes its name from the two stirrup-like handles behind the spout. These jars served as containers for olive oil or perfume. One of the cups in this group (85.106.1g) imitates a Cypriot type and may have been made on mainland Greece specifically for export to Cyprus. (Lynley McAlpine, 2019)Provenancesold by Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg, to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1985Exhibition History"Mediterraneo--Egipto, Grecia y Roma: Vidrio, Escultura y Relieves de la Antiguedad Clasica," Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico, April 27-Nov. 7, 2004Published ReferencesH.A. Shapiro, C. Picon and G.D. Scott, III, eds., Greek Vases in the San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, 1995), p. 47, no. 6a
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Stirrup jar
Culture: Mycenaean
ca. 1350-1200 BC
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Stirrup jar
Culture: Mycenaean
ca. 1350-1200 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Endowment Fund.
Cup (skyphos)
Culture: Greek
ca. 750-700 B.C.
Miniature stirrup jar
Miniature stirrup jar
Culture: Mycenaean
ca. 1350-1200 BC
Purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman Jr.
Jar with flamingos and mountains
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3500-3300 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Amphora (jar)
Culture: Greek
8th century B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter Sharrer.
Stirrup jar
Culture: Mycenaean
ca. 1400-1300 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Cylindrical pyxis (box) with lid
Culture: Greek
ca. 700 B.C.
Image Not Available for Female "phi" figure
Female "phi" figure
Culture: Mycenaean
1400-1300 B.C.
Three-handled jar
Three-handled jar
Culture: Mycenaean
ca. 1400 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Amphora (jar)
Culture: Cypriot
ca. 650-550 B.C.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
Jar with spiral pattern
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3500-3300 B.C.

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