Bichrome Geometric Bowl
Description: | Pottery deep bowl of Bichrome ware; wheel-made; straight rim; slightly concave upper body, carination at maximum diameter tapering to ring base; two horizontal lug handles above maximum diameter; matt buff to cream slip; decorated with geometric oatterns in black and red paint; horizontal bands on shoulder, rim and interior with thick circle at interior base; on body, horizontal red lines frame band of concentric circles; thick black bands on handles and horizontal below maximum diameter; fabric reddish brown; small chip at rim. Dimensions: Diameter: 16 centimetres; Height: 11.90 centimetres Object Type: bowl Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome IV-V) Techniques: wheel-made; slipped; painted |
Period: | Archaic I |
Date: | 700 - 550 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Found/Acquired: Cyprus |
Accession Number: | 2001,0423.7 |