Archaic II

Black-on-Red Globular Jug

Large pottery jug in Black-on-Red ware; wheel-made; globular body on a slightly splaying ring base; tall narrow neck with a trefoil mouth; double-ribbed handle from shoulder to rim; buff clay with a poorly fired black-red slip, decorated with intersecting bands and concentric circles in black paint; surface paint worn away in many places, revealing the fabric beneath the fugitive black paint. Dimensions: Height: 20 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red III Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped