Archaic I

Black-on-Red Amphora

Pottery amphora or jar in Black-on-Red ware; wheel-made; globular body on a rounded base; wide cylindrical neck with a flat everted rim; pair of opposing handles from shoulder to mouth; rim; thin handles; made of fine buff clay covered with a reddish-orange slip, decorated with black paint: groups of small concentric circles on the neck and shoulder, bands round body, solid paint on the rim and handles. Dimensions: Height: 8.50 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red II Techniques: painted