Bichrome Bull's Eye Jug - image 1

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Bichrome Bull's Eye Jug

Pottery juglet or flask in Bichrome ware; globular body with a flattened base; narrow neck flaring to a trumpet-mouth; arching handle from shoulder to neck; buff-cream clay (many small inclusions) and slip, decorated in black and purple paint: large bull's eye motifs surrounded by concentric circles on the body and base, bands on the neck, including a wide purple one below the rim, ladder pattern on the handle. Dimensions: Height: 11.10 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Bichrome Ware Series: Bichrome III Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Date

900 - 750 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.312

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion