Archaic I

Black-on-Red Jug

Pottery jug in Black-on-Red ware; wheel-made; globular-biconical body on a flat base; narrow necl and trefoil spout; small arching handle from shoulder to rim; made from buff clay with a brownish-red slip, decorated with black paint: parallel lines on the body, single bands on the base of the neck and on the mouth, eyes on the spout, ladder pattern on the handle; the vessel is slightly dented, possibly in firing, and its surface is worn. Dimensions: Height: 7 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red I Techniques: slipped; painted; wheel-made