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Three-handled jar
Three-handled jar

Three-handled jar

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureMycenaean
Dateca. 1400 BC
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Fund
Object number93.29
DescriptionThe jar has a wide mouth and shoulder, and tapers to a narrower foot. On the shoulder are three vertical handles. The shoulder and upper part of the body are decorated with a scale pattern painted in brown, and on the lower part of the body are horizontal bands in the same color.Provenancewith Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, by 1965; with André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1965; Leon Pomerance (1907-1988), New York, 1966; sold by Noelle and Ronald Mele Ancient Art, New York, to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986Exhibition History"The Pomerance Collection of Ancient Art", The Brooklyn Museum, NY, June 14-Oct. 2, 1966.Published ReferencesAndre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., "Early Art in Greece," (New York, 1965), p. 29, no. 79 (ill.)

The Pomerance Collection of Ancient Art (Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Museum, 1966), 121, no. 140
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