Description:

Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Bronze Age II, ca. 1450 to 1200 BCE. A piriform jar, representing some of the earliest mass production of ceramic items in world history. With a diminutive foot and a body that bulges out dramatically at its high shoulder, this jar is emblematic of this fascinating and almost-mythical period, immortalized in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Atop the body is a spout, offset to one side, with a wide, flared mouth and rim, and a double handle that attaches to a sealed spout with a wide rim. Around the beige body are wide and narrow bands of reddish-orange pigment. Size: 4.5" W x 5.65" H (11.4 cm x 14.4 cm)

This period is so named for the palace at Mycenae, famed in Homeric legend as the opulent seat of King Agamemnon - excavations there revealed an elite and long-lasting society with a great deal of wealth. This extended to the workshops of artisans who produced pottery like this jar both for use in Greece and throughout the Mediterranean world; shiploads of similar jars went out as far as the Levant and Spain, carrying oil, wine, and other commodities.

Provenance: private New York, USA collection; acquired from Joseph Linzalone in 1985

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  • Condition: Piece is repaired from multiple pieces, with small losses to the surface pigment.

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