Geometric I

White Painted Amphoriskos

Pottery amphoriskos of jar in Proto-White Painted or White Painted ware; wheel-made; globular-biconcial body on a conical foot; narrow concave neck flaring to an everted rim; pair of opposing loop handles; buff clay and cream-white slip, decorated with matt black-brown paint: bands on the body and neck, two wavy lines in the frieze between the handles; hatched triangles on the shoulder; surface and paint very worn. Dimensions: Height: 17.10 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: White Painted Ware (WP I) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped