- Stirrup jar
Stirrup jar is a
pottery vessel probably originating in the ancientMediterranean region. Such vessels were sometimes decorated with painted designs or ornamentation. Throughout history including modern times have created versions of this vessel. Early examples of the stirrup jar have been recovered fromRhodes dating to circa 1200 BC. [ [http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/gr/o/octopus_style_stirrup_jar.aspx British Museum: Rhodes specimen of a stirrup jar] ] A number of inscribedKydonia n stirrup jar have been recovered from several archaeological sites onCrete . [ [http://letmespeaktothedriver.com/site/10881/cydonia.html#fieldnotes C. Michael Hogan, "Cydonia", The Modern Antiquarian, January 23, 2008] ]ee also
*
Bridge spouted vessel References
External links
* [http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/greek_and_roman_art/Terracotta_stirrup_jar_with_octopus/viewObject.aspx?&OID=130015279&PgSz=1 Metropolitan Museum of Art: Helladic stirrup jar]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.