Archaic I

Bichrome Amphora

Pottery amphora in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; piriform-ovoid body on a ring base; wide shoulder with a rounded rim; pair of opposing handles arching from shoulder to rim; buff clay and cream-white slip, decorated in black and red-purple paint: broad and narrow bands around the body, groups of concentric circles on the shoulder and neck. Dimensions: Height: 39 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Bichrome Ware (BiCh III-IV) Techniques: painted; wheel-made