Bichrome Trefoil Jug - image 1

Archaic II

Bichrome Trefoil Jug

Pottery jug in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; depressed ovoid body with carinated lower part on a narrow, flat base; narrow neck and trefoil mouth; single handle from from shoulder to rim; orange clay decorated in red and black paint, now mostly eroded: traces of stylised leaves hanging from the neck; possible belongs to the 'Palm Leaf' workshop or related style. Dimensions: Height: 11.20 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Bichrome Ware (BiCh V-VI) Series: Palm Leaf workshop (?) Techniques: painted; wheel-made

Date

600 - 400 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.315

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion