Bichrome V Amphora - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome V Amphora

Pottery amphora in Bichrome V ware; wheel-made; ovoid body on a ring base; cylindrical neck with a thick rolled rim; pair of large opposing loop handles; buff clay and slip, decorated with black, brown and purple paint: lattice panels on the body between the handles, tree or branch motifs under the handles, parallel horizontal bands on the lower body, shoulder and neck. Dimensions: Height: 20.50 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Bichrome Ware (BiCh V) Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made

Date

600 - 450 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.98

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus