Coarse Ware Flask - image 1

Archaic II

Coarse Ware Flask

Pottery flask; grey-brown clay with occasional fine-medium iron, coarse quartz and fine black particles; plain everted rim, tall neck with central bulge; elongated ovoid body, bottom-heavy; flat base; traces of red paint on exterior; body broken clean in two at mid-body; heavy encrustation on interior; large red stone in encrustation at base. Dimensions: Diameter: 2.60 centimetres base ; Diameter: 2.20 centimetres rim ; Height: 12.40 centimetres Object Type: bottle Ware: Coarse Ware Techniques: painted

Date

630 - 550 BC

Accession No.

1888,0601.729

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Naukratis