Bichrome Duck - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Duck

Small terracotta duck; hand-made body, hollow underneath, originally with flat fan-tail (now broken away); single pair of schematic front legs; buff-orange clay and slip, decorated with purple and black paint: leaf motifs in the place of wings, bands on the neck, black for the eyes. Dimensions: Height: 7.10 centimetres; Length: 5.50 centimetres surviving ; Length: 6 centimetres Object Type: figure Ware: Bichrome Ware Techniques: painted; handmade

Date

600 - 500 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.254

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus