Mycenaean pottery | |
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![]() 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. | |
Material | Terracotta |
Classification | An assemblage of pots and various pottery types made by the Mycenaeans |
Culture | Primarily Late Helladic (LH), secondarily as Mycenaean features of other culture groups. |
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.