Mycenaean pottery

Mycenaean pottery
A Mycenaean stirrup jar, hallmark of the olive oil trade in the Late Bronze Age. Furumark shape 46, type 171, Late Helladic IIIA or B, dated 1400 to 1200 BC.
MaterialTerracotta
ClassificationAn assemblage of pots and various pottery types made by the Mycenaeans
CulturePrimarily Late Helladic (LH), secondarily as Mycenaean features of other culture groups.
Mycenaean palace states

Mycenaean pottery is the pottery tradition associated with the Mycenaean period in Ancient Greece. It encompassed a variety of styles and forms including the stirrup jar. The term "Mycenaean" comes from the site Mycenae, and was first applied by Heinrich Schliemann.


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