Wine-Cart Model Jar
Description: | Terracotta model of a wine-cart in the form of a large jar on two wheels; hand-made; a large open mouthed vessel with a rounded lip, with a perforated socket underneath for the axel; two clay projections at front, representing either legs of tied-up skin, taps or possibly the wooden boards of the platform; buff clay decorated with black and purple intersecting bands; modern wheels. Dimensions: Height: 11.50 centimetres Object Type: model; cart Techniques: painted; handmade |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 500 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Amathus |
Accession Number: | 1894,1101.201 |