Archaic I

Bichrome Ware Amphora

Pottery amphora in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; globular-ovoid body on a tall pedestal foot, hollow underneath; wide cylindrical neck with an everted flat rim; pair of vertical strap handles from shoulder to rim; buff-orange clay with a cream slip decorated in black and red paint: lower part of vase has broad and narrow bands, upper part has two registers of stylised vegetal motifs, lotus flowers around the shoulder and trees around the neck; part of the rim is missing and surface is damanged on one side of the vase. Dimensions: Height: 19.50 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome IV) Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made