
Bichrome Amphora
Description: | Small pottery amphora in Bichrome ware; ovoid-globular body on a flat, slightly concave base; concave neck and flaring everted rim (part missing); pair of opposing horizontal loop handles; buff clay and slip, decorated in black, purple and yellow paint: bands on the body and a zig-zag band on the neck; surface worn. Dimensions: Diameter: 4.40 centimetres mouth ; Height: 10.30 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome V) Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 450 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Amathus |
Accession Number: | 1894,1101.210 |