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MC 869: Button Fragments

In five fragments; about one-seventh missing. Blunt conical, splayed base. Rough gritty red clay, dark brown exterior. Shows signs of burning. Mycenaean chamber tomb at north side of Temple of Ares. 1459 ... 9 May 1951

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P 21242: Alabastron

Intact but for one missing handle and chips. Deeper in proportion to diameter than a normal alabastron and with a marked shoulder angle. Lower walls taper to flat bottom. Out-turned rim. The neck glazed, ... LH III B

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P 21243: Kylix

Mended from seven pieces; complete except for one handle. Narrow lip out-turned and offset; bowl rounded, relatively deep; band handles scarcely rising above rim; tall slender stem; broad foot with circular ... LH III A 1

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P 21244: Jug

Intact except chips from lip. One-handled alabastron type. Wide mouth, thin lip flat on top and projecting. Body globular to region of greatest diameter, then tapering to small flattened bottom. Vertical ... LH II A

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P 21245: Jug

Intact save for chips from rim; the surface worn and powdery. Plump ovoid body; the bottom slightly flattened. Short neck with plain lip and round mouth, slightly flaring. Rolled handle sloping from below ... LH III A-B

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P 21246: Jug

Jug with Beaked Spout. Fragments of wall and spout missing; mended from many pieces. Broad ovoid body; low raised base. Narrow neck concave in profile, set off from the shoulder by a pronounced ridge ... LH II-III A

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P 21247: Jug

Jug with Cutaway Mouth. Fragments of handle, neck and walls missing; restored in plaster. Broad almost top-shaped body; low raised base, concave beneath. Ridge around shoulder at base of neck. Band handle ... 9 May 1951

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P 21248: Three-Handled Jar

Mended; complete save minor chips. Wide mouth, flat projecting rim, broad neck, vertical band handles on shoulder; broad body tapering to narrow flat base, flaring and slightly concave beneath. The mouth ... LH III A (?)