Mycenaean Stirrup Jar

A 3D recreation of a terracotta stirrup jar found at the Met Museum. Specifically Object 74.51.770 at the Met.

This project started because I couldn't find any usable 3D models of stirrup jars online after learning about them in a college lecture. As a result, I decided to model one myself based off of images online. Using photos from the Met website as a reference, I used 2D software and the dimensions provided on the website to find the dimensions and sub shapes of vessel, From there, I used the values I found to recreate the model in OnShape.

The model I made is usable, actually being hollow and with a spout. I wouldn't recommend using it as a liquid container unless you find a way to seal the interior.

I had a lot of trouble printing the whole recreation model (Failed 5 times), so I made a version that was way easier to print. (The two files with Split Print in front of their names).

The description of the artifact from the Met websites states the following:

"Large numbers of Mycenaean vases inundated the Cypriot market starting at the beginning of the fourteenth century B.C., perhaps as a result of intensive trade relations between the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean regions. The stirrup jar is one of the most common Mycenaean shapes used to contain liquids such as oil or wine. It is possible, however, that some of the vases, especially those made in the thirteenth century B.C., may have been made by Mycenaean potters working on Cyprus. It is now also well documented that clay was traded in antiquity."