Bichrome bowl
Date800-650 BCE
Periodearly Archaic
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with red and black paint
DimensionsOverall
Height: (1 5/8 in.)4.1 cm
Thickness (wall): (3/16 in.) 0.4 cm
Rim
Diameter (exterior): (6 5/8 in.) 16.8 cm
Diameter (interior): (6.0 in.) 15.2 cm
Base
Diameter: (3 3/8 in.) 8.54 cm
Height: (1 5/8 in.)4.1 cm
Thickness (wall): (3/16 in.) 0.4 cm
Rim
Diameter (exterior): (6 5/8 in.) 16.8 cm
Diameter (interior): (6.0 in.) 15.2 cm
Base
Diameter: (3 3/8 in.) 8.54 cm
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.607
In the Iron Age the potter’s wheel was in common use. Potters shaped baskets on the wheel in the same way as other bowls. Pieces were cut out of the body before the vessel was painted. Paint was applied before vessels were fired in the kiln.
On View
Not on viewColor
Fabric: 5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow) to 2.5Y 8/3 (pale yellow)
Paint: 10R 4/4 (weak red) and N 2.5/ (black)
Inclusions
some sand
Unknown
Unknown
900-800 BCE
Unknown
Unknown
650-475 BCE
