Archaic II

Bichrome Red Jug

Pottery jar in Bichrome Red ware; wheel-made; depressed ovoid body on a raised disc base; wide flaring neck with a plain rim; opposing pair of small crescent-shaped lugs; made of buff clay, slipped and decorated with bands of black and white paint: a central wavy band around the middle of the body, also band inside the neck; small hole in the body below the handle at one side; surface of vase chipped in places. Dimensions: Height: 12.70 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Bichrome Red Ware (Bichrome Red III (V)) Techniques: wheel-made; slipped; painted