Stirrup Jar
- Object Number
- SMP1537
- Name
- Stirrup Jar
- Description
- Storage stirrup jar of medium size with ovoid body and pedestalled flat base
- H. 33
- D. 17.3; end of spout and part of one handle restored. Reddish light brown clay with grit
- matt buff oatmeal slip
- matt red to dark brown paint
- fugitive in places. Encircling band around handles and spout
- handles and top of false spout outlined
- base solid painted with three bands above. Stylized octopus below spout with two rows of tentacles encircling the remainder of vase. Previously reconstructed
- now broken.
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Preservation State
- Complete
- Collection Date From
- 1967
- Department
- Knossos
- Collection
- Stratigraphical Museum
- Other IDs
- KHA/67/2
- Plate 27 (c)
- EMu IRN
- 165822
Part of Stirrup Jar