COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.53.11.6
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MMA_.53.11.6
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mycenaean
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European; Southern European; Mycenaean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Helladic (Mycenaean)
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Helladic (Mycenaean)
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Stirrup jar with octopus
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Stirrup jar with octopus
Title
false
Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1200-1100 B.C.
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ca. 1200-1100 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-1200
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-1200
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-1100
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-1100
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Terracotta
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Terracotta
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Vases
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Vases
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Helladic
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Helladic
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
H. 10 1/4 in. (26.01 cm)
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H. 10 1/4 in. (26.01 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
53.11.6
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53.11.6
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Louise Eldridge McBurney Gift, 1953
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Purchase, Louise Eldridge McBurney Gift, 1953
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
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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<P>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.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.gr53.11.6.R.tif
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MMA_.gr53.11.6.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false