Bichrome Tumbler - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Tumbler

Small pottery jar or tumbler in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; swelling convex body on a slightly raised base, concave underneath; thick flattened lip, chamfered slightly inwards; buff clay and cream-white slip, decorated in red and black paint: broad and narrow bands on the body; paint worn in many places. Dimensions: Height: 5.60 centimetres; Width: 5.20 centimetres mouth Object Type: jar Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome V) Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made

Date

600 - 475 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.251

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus