
Archaic II
Bichrome Painted Jug
Pottery jug in Bichrome ware; baggy ovoid body on a low ring base; narrow concave neck with a trefoil mouth; double-ribbed handle from shoulder to rim; pink-buff clay and slip decorated in black and purple paint: broad and narrow parallel bands around the body with registers of concentric circles around the shoulder and lower body. Dimensions: Height: 23.90 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome V) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped
Date
600 - 475 BC
Accession No.
1982,0726.79
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Cyprus