An ancient Mycenaean pottery stirrup vessel with a raised spout and bands of ochre glaze around the body.
Found in Israel.
Ca. 1550 - 1200 BC.
Width: 4 1/4 in. (11 cm).
cf.: A. Furumark, "Mycenaean Pottery I, Analysis and Classification," (Stockholm, 1972) p. 22, figs. 3.23, 4.30, 5.31, 6.36; also L. Marangou, "Ancient Greek Art: the N. P. Goulandris Collection," pp.38-41.
Formerly in the N. R. collection, New York; acquired in Israel, with Israeli Antiquity Service export seal.