Mycenaean Greek terracotta pottery jug, Bronze Age, 1750-1050 BC. An ancient Greek terracotta pottery vessel. The vessel is adorned with a flared lip, a wide neck, and a wide handle that tapers to a globular shaped body standing on a flat base. Age: circa 1750 B.C. – 1050 B.C. Height: 4 inches = 10.16 cm; Diameter 2 7/8 inches = 7.30 cm; Weight: 296.92 g; Condition Report: Overall good antique condition. Signs of wear and age. Refer to photos. Sold as is. Provenance: private collection in New York, USA. Mycenaean Greece (or the Mycenaean civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC.[1] It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system.[2][3] The Mycenaeans were mainland Greek peoples who were likely stimulated by their contact with insular Minoan Crete and other Mediterranean cultures to develop a more sophisticated sociopolitical culture of their own.[4] The most prominent site was Mycenae, after which the culture of this era is named. Other centers of power that emerged included Pylos, Tiryns, and Midea in the Peloponnese, Orchomenos, Thebes, and Athens in Central Greece, and Iolcos in Thessaly. Mycenaean settlements also appeared in Epirus,[5] Macedonia,[6] on islands in the Aegean Sea,[7] on the south-west coast of Asia Minor, [7] and on Cyprus,[8] while Mycenaean-influenced settlements appeared in the Levant[9] and Italy.[10]