Close-up picture of a stirrup jar.

Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece

Close-up of Mycenaean stirrup jar made of clay, dated to 1300-1190 BC. The top of the vessel is decorated with horizontal painted bands and small red cross motifs on the shoulder. Found on the Acropolis of Athens.

Small stirrup jar with broken mouth and handles. It was found on the Acropolis.

Genre: 1300-1190 BC

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Pre-Christian cross motifs decorating a stirrup jar.

Inventory number: Ακρ. 4999 Category: Vessel Period: Late Bronze Age (Mycenaean) Date:...

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