Bichrome Cart Model
Description: | Terracotta model of a two-wheeled cart carrying a large jar for oil or wine in Bichrome ware; hand-made; the vessel is an almost biconical amphora with a tall flaring neck and rolled rim; projecting socket on one side for the draught pole; two narrow clay projections on the opposite side may represent the planks of the cart, though the vase is mounted directly on an axel through an extension of the base; deep groove around the middle of the vase; made buff clay decorated with bands of brown and purple paint; axel and wheels modern. Dimensions: Height: 11.10 centimetres; Length: 13.20 centimetres; Width: 10 centimetres approx. Object Type: cart; model Ware: Bichrome Ware Techniques: handmade; painted |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 500 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Amathus |
Accession Number: | 1894,1101.508 |