Ca. 1300-1100 BC. A cream-coloured pottery stirrup jar having a round tapered body, twin opposing strap type handles connected to a central column support having a large disc knob, and front tapered cylindrical spout. Painted brown concentric banded ring decoration on the body. The name for stirrup jars is taken from the closed central neck with handles on both sides, resembling a stirrup. A separate spout is located on the shoulder part. The larger jars were used to store and transport olive oil and other valuable liquids; the smaller ones, usually with more elaborate decor, were for perfumes. For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 14.89.10.Size: L:110mm / W:100mm ; 220gProvenance: NYC collection, acquired from Harmer Rooke, NYC., auction 53, 1993.