Bichrome Red Jug - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Red Jug

Pottery jug in Bichrome-Red ware; wheel-made; globular body on a low foot; tall narrow neck with trefoil mouth; single handle arching from shoulder to rim; buff clay and matt red slip, decorated with black and white paint: bands of broad and narrow concentric circles on both sides, rings around the neck, black ladder pattern on handle, two groups of small concentrics below the spout. Dimensions: Height: 24.60 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Bichrome Red Ware (BiCh Red II (V)) Techniques: painted; wheel-made

Date

600 - 450 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.316

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion