A MYCENAEAN POTTERY SQUAT JAR

Circa 1500 BC. A pottery jar with narrow globular base, a wide body with lightly corseted walls, a sloped shoulder with a pair of arching handles, and a squat, tapered neck with a flared rim. CU Art Museum Accession Number: 2006.17.T, Mycenaean Squat Jar Chara Tzavella-Evjen, Greek and Roman Vases and Statuettes from the University of Colorado Collection (Athens: Archaiologikon Deltion, 1973): 192-197. Dates from John G. Pedley, Greek Art and Archaeology (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall 1993): 29. Arne Furumark, The Mycenaean Pottery: Analysis and Classification (Stockholm: Victor Pettersons Bokindustriaktiebolag, 1941): 1, 39. For a full description of the alabastron shape, see Andrew J. Clark, Maya Elston, and Mary Louise Hart eds., Understanding Greek Vases: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques (Malibu: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002): 65; see also Brian A. Sparkes, Greek Pottery: An Introduction (Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 1991): 80; Edward Lucie-Smith, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms ( New York: Thames & Hudson, 2003), 12. Furumark, The Mycenaean Pottery:1, 422. Furumark, The Mycenaean Pottery: 1, 423. Reference Chara Tzavella-Evjen, Greek and Roman Vases and Statuettes from the University of Colorado Collection (Athens: Archaiologikon Deltion, 1973): 192-197.Size: L:85mm / W:95mm ; 180gProvenance: Property of a UK Ancient Art Gallery, formerly in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Feuer, NY., acquired 1970s - 1980s.