Bichrome Barrel-Flask - image 1

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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