Bichrome V Miniature Jar - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome V Miniature Jar

Miniature pottery jar or handleless cup in Bichrome V Ware; wheel-made; ovoid-globular body with a short neck and wide everted mouth and small, flat base; made in reddish clay with a brownish matt slip; painted decoration visible as ghosted black and red encircling bands; part of rim and neck is broken away and one side is chipped. Dimensions: Height: 7 centimetres Object Type: jar; cup Ware: Bichrome Ware Series: Bichrome V Techniques: painted

Date

600 - 475 BC

Accession No.

1967,1104.3

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Salamis (Cyprus)