Archaic II

Red Slip Band Jar

Pottery jar in a variant of White Painted or Plain White ware; wheel-made; ovoid, slightly biconical body on a disc base; wide conical neck with a thick chamfered lip; pair of large opposing loop handles; rather coarse orange-buff clay with small inclusions, decorated with bands of red slip on the body, clumsily applied; surface heavily encrusted in places. Dimensions: Diameter: 10.50 centimetres mouth ; Height: 22.20 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: White Painted Ware (WP V) Techniques: slipped; wheel-made