
Geometric II
Black-on-Red Amphora
Large pottery amphora (two handled jar) Black-on-Red bowl, probably for mixing or serving liquids; wheel-made; wide neck with narrow rim; twisted cable in middle of ribbed handles. Made of buff clay covered in a lustrous red slip decorated with black paint: lattice-patterns on neck and shoulder and rings and bands on body. Dimensions: Height: 44.50 centimetres Object Type: bowl Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red I Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made
Date
900 - 750 BC
Accession No.
1884,1210.1
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Dhali (?)