Geometric I

Plain White Amphora

Small pottery amphora in Plain White ware; wheel-made; globular-ovoid body on a low conical (concave underneath); wide neck tapering inwards towards an angular, slightly everted rim; pair of opposing vertical handles with 'horns' or knobs on top; reddish-buff clay with small white inclusions: dull red-cream surface colour probably due to firing rather than a slip. Dimensions: Diameter: 5.60 centimetres mouth ; Height: 16.80 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Plain White Ware (PW I) Techniques: wheel-made