
Geometric II
Bichrome Nipple Flask
Pottery lentoid flask or bottle in Bichrome III ware; prominent nipple on each side of the body; narrow neck with a ridge, flaring to a trumpet-shaped mouth; two vertical arching handles; buff clay and slip, decorated in red and black paint: concentric circles on each side of the body with a bull's eye motif at the centre, bands on the neck, red lip. Dimensions: Height: 14.40 centimetres Object Type: flask; bottle Ware: Bichrome Ware (BiCh III) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped
Date
900 - 750 BC
Accession No.
1982,0721.30
Collection
British Museum
Provenance