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LOT 0033
Greek Geometric Terracotta Piriform Jar with Handles
LATE HELLADIC IIIB, 1300-1200 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (280 grams, 15 cm).
With small flared foot, broad body and rounded shoulder, everted rim and two loop handles to the shoulder; painted bands of linear ornament.
ProvenanceAcquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 2000s.
European private collection.
Cf. Biers, W.R., The archaeology of Greece: an introduction, Ithaca-London, 1987, p.84, for identical piriform jar.
FootnotesDeposits from Mycenae, Korakou and Nichoria are relatively rich in painted jugs, small stirrup and piriform jars. The pattern usually employed on piriform jars preserves a rim decoration of short strokes, neck being solidly painted. Following an usual syntax, a line group appears on the upper shoulder below the neck. Bases are solidly painted, except for an occasional thin reserved area on the lower base edge.
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Opening Bid: £400
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