Archaic II

Bichrome Ware Jar

Pottery jar (amphora) in Bichrome Ware; wheel-made; biconical body on a ring base; wide neck splaying outwards, with a thick rounded rim; pair of opposing horizontal handles at the shoulder. Made of buff clay, ground surface fired reddish-brown (with some reserved white bands) and with added white paint: dots around the junciton of neck, thick wavy line around the belly. Surface worn in places. Dimensions: Height: 22 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Bichrome Ware; Bichrome Red Ware Series: Bichrome V; Bichrome Red II Techniques: wheel-made; painted