White Painted Askos - image 1

Middle Bronze Age III

White Painted Askos

Pottery askos in White Painted V ware; swollen ovoid body with flat base and a loop handle on top; animal protome spout at one end and a cylindrical spout with beaked mouth at the other; buff clay with a buff slip and black painted decoration of latticed panels and parallel lines. Dimensions: Height: 15 centimetres Object Type: flask Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted V (SCE type XIIId) Techniques: handmade; painted; slipped

Date

1750 - 1650 BC

Accession No.

1868,0905.29

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Dhali