Terracotta stirrup jar with octopus

A pale terracotta stirrup jar with a looped handle and spout, decorated in dark brown paint with sweeping, spiraling tentacles that wrap around the rounded body. A small fish swims near the base, and rosettes fill the spaces between the curling forms.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1200–1100 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3570 × 3857 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Louise Eldridge McBurney Gift, 1953