Bichrome Amphora - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Amphora

Pottery jar (amphora) in Bichrome ware; wheelmade; ovoid body on a ring base; narrow neck; made of buff clay decorated with black and purple painted decoration: lattice-pattern on body and horizontal bands above and below. Dimensions: Height: 19.70 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Bichrome Ware Techniques: painted; slipped

Date

600 - 475 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.739

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus