Bichrome Amphora - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Amphora

Small pottery amphora in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; ovoid body on a raised base; upward-sloping handles; buff slip; black and purple decoration including panels of lattice and flowers round body and ivy-wreath round neck. Dimensions: Diameter: 5.50 centimetres mouth ; Height: 17.20 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Bichrome Ware Series: Bichrome V Techniques: painted; slipped

Date

600 - 475 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.99

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus