Bichrome Oinochoe - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Oinochoe

Pottery oinochoe or jug in Bichrome ware; globular-ovoid body on a low base; short neck and trefoil mouth; double-rib handle from shoulder to rim; buff slip decorated with purple-brown and red painted decoration: parallel bands intersecting with concentrics on the body, eyes on the trefoil spout; lotus motif flanked by arrows on the shoulder. Dimensions: Height: 22 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe; jug Ware: White Painted Ware (?); Bichrome Ware (?) Techniques: slipped; painted; wheel-made

Date

600 - 450 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.527

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus