| Mycenae | |
|---|---|
| Linear B Mukānai | |
 A Mycenaean stirrup jar, hallmark of the olive oil trade in the Late Bronze Age. Furumark shape 46, type 171, Late Helladic IIIA or B, dated 1400 to 1200 BC. | |
| Material | Terracotta |
| Discovered | Greek mainland and small islands close to it, from the Peloponnesus in the south to Macedonia in the north. Secondarily, regions in the eastern and to some degree western Mediterranean not in the core region to which the pottery was either exported or at which it was manufactured from local clays. |
| Discovered by | Heinrich Schliemann, Arthur Evans, Carl Blegen, among many others |
| Present location | Most major museums of the world, especially specialized museums in Greece. |
| Classification | An assemblage of pots and various pottery types known to have been originated, manufactured, or just heavily used by the Mycenaean culture, primarily early Greek, but not excluding some peoples of a different language. |
| Culture | Primarily Late Helladic (LH), secondarily as Mycenaean features of other culture groups. |
Mycenaean pottery is the pottery tradition associated with the Mycenaean period in Ancient Greece. It encompassed a variety of styles and forms including the stirrup jar. The term "Mycenaean" comes from the site Mycenae, and was first applied by Heinrich Schliemann.