Archaic II

Bichrome Sphinx Jar

Bichrome lidded pottery jar decorated with sphinxes, goats and floral motifs in red and black. The main frieze (band of decoration) on the body of the jar shows pairs of sphinxes facing each other with a floral motif between, and two more sphinxes, over similar floral motifs, each confronting a goat under either handle. The lower body shows bands of red and black and at the rim is a series of rosettes alternating with stripes and a roundel with black centre. The knobbed lid shows a frieze of guilloches at the top followed by pairs of rosettes with stripes in between and after every two an upright single spiral; below this another frieze of guilloches with rosettes with pointed petals below and 'teeth' around the lower rim. Dimensions: Height: 36 centimetres with lid ; Height: 25.40 centimetres; Weight: 4.293 grammes; Width: 30 centimetres; Depth: 28 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Bichrome Ware Series: Bichrome V Techniques: wheel-made; painted