Terracotta stirrup jar with octopus, Late Helladic IIIC, ca. 1200–1100 B.C., Helladic, Mycenaean, Terracotta, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); diameter 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm), Vases, The shape takes its name from the configuration of the spout and the two attached handles. Such jars were commonly used to transport liquids. Mycenaean artists adopted the marine motifs from Minoan antecedents
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Terracotta stirrup jar, octopus, Late Helladic IIIC, ca, 1200–1100 B.C, Helladic, Mycenaean, Terracotta, H, 10 1/4, 26 cm, diameter, 8 7/16, 21.5, Vases, shape, takes, name, configuration, spout, two attached, handles, jars, commonly, transport liquids, Mycenaean artists, adopted, marine motifs, Minoan antecedents
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