
Geometric II
Bichrome Barrel-Flask
Pottery barrel-flask or juglet in Bichrome III ware; barrel-shaped body on a rounded base; narrow neck and a flaring trumpet mouth; single arching handle from shoulder to neck; one handle; buff clay and slip, decorated in red and black paint: bull's eye pattern on each end of the body, parallel lines on the neck, solid handle; surface worn and calcinated. Dimensions: Height: 9.80 centimetres Object Type: flask; juglet Ware: Bichrome Ware Series: Bichrome III Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped
Date
900 - 750 BC
Accession No.
1982,0721.29
Collection
British Museum
Provenance