LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: stirrupjar

Terracotta stirrup jar with octopus Helladic (Mycenaean), Late Helladic IIIC, ca. 1200-1100 BC Accession # 53.11.6 The shape takes its name from the configuration of the spout and two attached handles. Such jars were commonly used to transport liquids. Mycenaean artists adopted the marine motifs from Minoan antecedents. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.