Bichrome storage jar (amphora)
Date900-800 BCE
Periodlate Geometric
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with red and dark reddish-gray paint
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.218
On View
Not on viewHeight: 25 1/4 in. (64.2 cm)
Width (at handles): 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm)
Diameter (body, without handles): 16 15/16 in. (43.1 cm)
Rim
Diameter (exterior): 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Diameter (interior): 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
Neck
Thickness (wall): 9/16 in. (1.38 cm)
Diameter (bottom): 10 1/2 in. (26.6 cm)
Diameter (narrowest section): 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
Diameter (below rim): 11 in. (28 cm)
Base
Diameter: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Handle
Width: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Diameter (of roll): 15/16 in. (2.42 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Fabric: 2.5Y 8/2 (pale yellow) to 7.5YR 7/4 (pink) at blushes
Paint: 10R 4/2 (weak red) for red and 10R 4/1 (dark reddish gray) for black
Inclusions
some sand, few gravel lime
