Archaic I

Bichrome Red Jar

Large pottery jar in Black-on-Red/ Bichrome Red ware; globular-ovoid body on a high ring base; short, cylindrical neck with a rounded, swollen rim; two large horizontal handles with knobs on the top; buff-pink clay and lustrous red slip, decorated in black paint: bands around the body and neck farming large and small concentric circles, zig-zags on the neck on reserved buff clay surface, solid handles and base; surface worn in many places. Dimensions: Height: 36 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Black-On-Red Ware; Bichrome Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red II; Bichrome Red I Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped