Bichrome Oinochoe - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Oinochoe

Pottery oinochoe in Bichrome ware; baggy-ovoid body with a narrow concave neck with ridge; rounded everted rim; ring base; single double-ribbed hande from shoulder to neck ridge; buff clay and slip, decorated in purple to brown paint: parallel bands on the body and neck, row of concentric circles on the shoulder, ten in all; vessel slightly dented during firing (?) and lower part of body repaired. Dimensions: Height: 23.50 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe Ware: Bichrome Ware Series: Bichrome V Techniques: slipped; painted; wheel-made

Date

600 - 475 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.305

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus