Bichrome bowl
Date800-650 BCE
Periodearly Archaic
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with red and black paint
ClassificationCeramics
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 viewHeight: (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
Medium Details
Color
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
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900-800 BCE
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