Geometric I

White Painted Kalathos Bowl

Pottery kalathos or basket-shaped bowl in White Painted ware; conical shaped body (misshapen in firing) with flaring sides; flat base; buff clay and slip, decorated in black paint: network of hatched lozenges and triangles in the exterior; body of vase is cracked and the surface is worn in places. Dimensions: Diameter: 16.50 centimetres Object Type: bowl; kalathos Ware: White Painted Ware (WP I) Techniques: wheel-made; slipped; painted