Piriform Jar, c. 1400-1300 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman ArtThis shape was popular in
Piriform Jar, c. 1400-1300 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman ArtThis shape was popular in its time as the amphora was several hundred years later, and probably served a similar function as a storage vessel. It was exported and imitated all over the Mediterranean world during the late Bronze Age.Size: Diameter: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in. Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in. Diameter of base: 6.3 cm (2 ½ in.)Medium: earthenware with slip decorationhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1978.60 -- source link
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