
Archaic II
Bichrome Oinochoe
Pottery oinochoe in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; globular body on a ring base; narrow conical neck with slightly pinched trefoil mouth; double-ribbed handle rising vertically from shouler to rim; buff clay with what appears to be the traces of a white slip, decorated with black and red paint (very worn): large concentric circles around the body, at least one smaller one below the base of the handle, solid bands on the handle crossed with groups of three horizontal strokes at intervals. Dimensions: Height: 19 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe; jug Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome V) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped
Date
600 - 450 BC
Accession No.
1896,0201.287
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Kourion