Archaic I

"Bichrome Ware Bullseye Jug"

Large pottery jug in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; globular body on a ring base, junction with body defined with a groove; wide cylindrical neck flaring slightly to a trefoil mouth; double-rib handle from shoulder to rim; buff-pink clay and cream-white slip, decorated in black and red paint; on each side of the body, a broad red circular band frames a series of concentric circles surrounding a large bull's eye motif; large concentric circles below the handle and spout; surface calcinated in places. Dimensions: Height: 28.20 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome IV (?)) Techniques: painted; wheel-made