Black-On-Red Amphora - image 1

Archaic I

Black-On-Red Amphora

Pottery amphora in Black-on-Red ware amphora; globular-ovoid body on a ring base; wide cylindrical neck with a flat everted rim; opposing handles from shoulder to rim; buff clay and a polished orange-red slip, decorated in black paint: parallel bands around the body and concentric circles on the neck. Dimensions: Height: 8 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red II (?) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Date

750 - 600 BC

Accession No.

1873,0320.115

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Idalion (probably)