Geometric I

Bowl

Bowl: A short abowl with a tall ring base and two small handles, one at each side of the circular rim. The bowl is intact and has strong traces of wheel mark externally. The decoration is White Painted I in matt brown paint and pinkish buff clay of a wet smooth self slip that has significantly faded and is rather coarse. The rim is painted both inside and outside . Inside there is a band in the mid wall, three more narrower bands enclose the an open circle in the middle of the floor. The clay has some grit and was fired evenly medium hard. (Overall: 60 mm x 178 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Cypro-Geometric I