Bichrome Model Bell

Bichrome Model Bell

Description:

Terracotta model bell; conical body splaying outwards at the base; small loop at the top for suspension, and for holding the ringer (missing); buff clay decorated with red and black paint: parallel bands with a line of large irregular dots or lozenges, alternating red and black; surface worn.


Dimensions: Diameter: 6.20 centimetres max. ; Height: 5 centimetres


Object Type: model; bell


Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome IV-V (?))


Techniques: painted

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

600 - 500 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Amathus

Accession Number:

1894,1101.203