Folia archeologica 54.

Judit Lebegyev: A Stag from Mycenae and the Greek prehistoric Sherd collection of the Hungarian National Museum

86 JUDIT LEBEGYEV The lowest horizontal line encircles the handle. MH IIIA-B. Cf. Argos, PHILIPPA-TOUCHAIS 2002, 17, Fig. 13.38. 21. (Fig. 7, middle; Fig. 7 a) Argive Light Ware rim fragment from a carinated kantharos [B35] (Dietz's AA-4). From: Aietopetra. D. rim 17.2; H. 4.9; W. 5.4 cm. Medium coarse fabric with occasional brown grits. Fracture 2.5YR 6/4 light reddish brown; slipped on exterior and interior 2.5YR 6/6 light red and burnished to medium high lustre; matt 2.5YR 4/1 dark reddish grey paint. Decoration: below the rim pendent festoon motif between two horizontal bands, on the lower body horizontal band, which on the basis of similar sherds from Tsoungiza, Mycenae and Argos may constitute the upper frame of a similar decoration scheme as the above motif. On the inner side of the rim three painted splash. MH IIIB. Cf. Tsoungiza, RUTTER 1990, 432, Fig. 1 1

:120; PI. 71:120; Mycenae-Prehistoric Cemetery, ALDEN 2000, fiche 676-677; Argos-Aspis, PHILIPPA-TOUCHAIS 2002, 13, Fig. 7.28, 29; 17, Fig. 13

.38 (miniature); Lerna, CASKEY 1954, 11. PI. 7a; Asine, DIETZ 1980, 92, Figs. 83, 85. Comments: The three painted splash on the rim may have been part of a decoration consisted of transverse bars decorating the interior of the rim observed on many kantharoi especially in Tsoungiza, RUTTER 1990, 434-435. 22. (Fig. 7, right; Fig. 7b) Argive Light Ware body fragment from a goblet (Dietz's AD 11/12). Unknown provenance. Pres. H. 4.7; pres. W. 6.2 cm. Medium coarse fabric with dense white and brown grits and husks. MT1: medium tempered burnished. Fracture 5YR 5/3 reddish brown; slipped, on exterior 10YR 6/4 light yellowish brown, on interior 10YR 7/4 very pale brown; matt 7.5YR 3/1 very dark grey paint. Decoration: Triple cross pattern between horizontal bands. MH III. 23. (Fig. 7c) Argive Light Ware handle fragment from a kantharos. From Korakou. H. 7; W. 1.8; Th. 1 cm. Very fine fabric without inclusions. Fracture 10YR 7/3 very pale brown; slipped exterior and interior 2.5Y 8/3 pale yellow. MH III - LH I. 24. (Fig. 8a) Argive Light Ware rim fragment with one vertical handle from goblet (Dietz's AD). From Myloi (Lerna). D. rim: H. 5.4; W. 6.9; handle W. 1.8 cm; Th. 0.6 cm. Medium coarse fabric with occasional white grits. Fracture 10YR 7/3 very pale brown; slipped on interior 10YR 7/4 very pale brown. MH HIB - LH IA. Cf. Mycenae, MYLONAS 1972-1973, PI. 174a, ß; Kiapha Thiti, MARAN 1992, PI. 19, 37 (Gattung A4). 25. (Fig. 8b) Argive Light Ware matt-painted strap handle from closed shape (Dietz's AF-9 jug or AK-3 amphoriskos). Unknown provenance. Handle W. 2.8; Th. 0.9; H.: 7.1 cm. Medium fine fabric with occasional white grits. Fracture 10YR 8/3 very pale brown; surface 10YR 6/3 pale brown; matt 10YR 3/1 - 2/1 very dark grey to black paint. Decoration: Four painted drop pattern between horizontal bands, at the base of the handle diagonal band. MH IIIB - LH I A. The angular shaped, matt-painted strap handle is most characteristic of the MH IIIB period AF-jugs (AF-9 jug with horizontal spout or its variants, the Argos type AF-I 1 or the AF-12 jugs typical in the Prosymna graves) or LH IA date AK-3 amphoriskos, DIETZ 1991, 173, 177, 195.