Geometric I

Black Slip Fluted Jug

Small pottery jug in Black Slip ware; wheel-made; globular-ovoid body on a low disc base, slightly concave underneath; narrow concave neck and trefoil mouth; single strap handle from shoulder to lip; white clay covered with a thin matt black slip, vertical fluting around the body, horizontal incised bands around the shoulder; ridge at the junction of the shoulder and neck; surface abraded and pitted. Dimensions: Diameter: 5.60 centimetres mouth ; Height: 12.20 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Black Slip Ware Series: Black Slip I; Black Slip II (BS I-II) Techniques: slipped; incised; wheel-made