White Painted Amphora
Description: | Pottery amphora in White Painted II-III ware; ovoid-biconical body on a splaying foot; wide, slightly concave neck; everted rim; pair of opposing vertical handles; buff-cream clay and slip, decorated in black paint: solid foot and handles, a single band on the base of the neck, short parallel strokes on the rim. Dimensions: Height: 14 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: White Painted Ware (WP II-III) Techniques: wheel-made; slipped; painted |
Period: | Geometric II |
Date: | 950 - 750 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Kourion |
Accession Number: | 1982,0729.393 |