White Painted Amphora

White Painted Amphora

Description:

Pottery amphora (storage jar) in White Painted ware; wheelmade. Ovoid body on a ring base; tall concave neck with a flaring mouth; pair of upright handles; decoration of bands, wavy-line and lattice-triangles.


Dimensions: Height: 36 centimetres


Object Type: amphora


Ware: White Painted Ware


Techniques: painted; wheel-made

Period:

Geometric I

Date:

1100 - 950 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Accession Number:

1982,0721.1