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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | Z 406 | |
| Title: | LATE HELLADIC III STIRRUP JAR | |
| Category: | Miscellaneous | |
| Category Code: | Z | |
| Object Number: | 406 | |
| Description: | Stirrup jar; similar shape as Z 331, but not so squat (Blegen, Zygouries pg 171) | |
| Decoration: | Upper circle pattern consists of a dotted calyx and the upper end of a curve-headed stamen, being a stylized form of the flowers that appear on the vases from Tell el Amarna. On the upper surface of the disk of the handle is a single large dot. The glaze, which is in very bad condition, is of a faded reddish brown color (Blegen, Zygouries, pg 171) | |
| Material: | Fine buff clay and slip | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Pot badly crushed and reconstituted from many fragments | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H: 0.102; D: 0.124; D of base: 0.055 | |
| Period: | Late Helladic IIIB | |
| Area: | Zygouries | |
| Context: | NB990 | |
| Findspot Description: | Chamber Tomb XXXV, Zygouries | |
| Bibliography: | Zygouries fig 51.23, page 60; fig 167, page 172; page 171 | |
| Site: | Zygouries | |
| City: | Agios Basilios | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Blegen, Zygouries: a prehistoric settlement ... 1928 Monument: Zygouries Image: bw 2008 067 37 Image: bw 2008 068 17 Basket: NB990 |
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