Archaic I

Bichrome Geometric Bowl

Pottery deep bowl of Bichrome ware; wheel-made; straight rim; slightly concave upper body, carination at maximum diameter tapering to ring base; two horizontal lug handles above maximum diameter; matt buff to cream slip; decorated with geometric oatterns in black and red paint; horizontal bands on shoulder, rim and interior with thick circle at interior base; on body, horizontal red lines frame band of concentric circles; thick black bands on handles and horizontal below maximum diameter; fabric reddish brown; small chip at rim. Dimensions: Diameter: 16 centimetres; Height: 11.90 centimetres Object Type: bowl Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome IV-V) Techniques: wheel-made; slipped; painted