Archaic I

Bichrome Painted Amphoriskos

Pottery amphoriskos or jar; wheel-made; ovoid body on a ring base; wide neck tapering upwards towards an everted rim with square profile; large opposing loop handles; cream clay and slip, decorated with black and purple paint: broad and narrow bands around the body and inside below the rim; a frieze of black concentric circles alternating with purple double-ended arrows or plant motifs between the handles; row of reserved white dots around the neck; solid handles with strokes descending from the bases; pair of vertical strokes beneath each handle . Dimensions: Height: 21.10 centimetres Object Type: jar; amphoriskos Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome IV-V) Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made