Bichrome V Miniature Jar
Description: | 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 |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 475 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Salamis (Cyprus) |
Accession Number: | 1967,1104.3 |