Archaic I

Bichrome Red Plate

Pottery plate in Bichrome Red ware; shallow body with a raised disc base and a wide everted rim; one side is pierced twice, presumably for suspension; orange-buff clay with a red slip, partially reserved (?) on the inner part of the underside; interior decorated in black paint with some added white: concentric bands and zigzags, black triangles on the wide rim with vertical white strokes within, perhaps stylised lotus flowers. Dimensions: Height: 12.50 centimetres Object Type: bowl Ware: Bichrome Red Ware (Bichrome Red I (?)) Techniques: painted; pierced; wheel-made