Bichrome miniature storage jar (amphoriskos)
Date650-475 BCE
Periodlate Archaic
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with red and dark reddish-gray paint
DimensionsOverall
Height: (4 1/16 in.) 10.28 cm
Width (across handles): (3 1/8 in.) 7.95 cm
Diameter (without handles): (2 7/8 in.) 7.25 cm
Rim
Thickness (wall): 0.51 cm
Diameter (exterior): 4.65 cm
Diameter (interior): 3.69 cm
Handle
Width (across): (1.0 in.) 2.49 cm
Width (side to side): (5/16 in.) 0.81// 0.84 cm
Thickness: (1/4 in.) 0.56 cm
Base
Diameter: (1 5/16 in.) 3.31 cm
Neck
Diameter (at shoulder): (1 7/16 in.) 3.67 cm
Diameter (below rim): 1 11/16 in.) 4.25 cm
Height: (4 1/16 in.) 10.28 cm
Width (across handles): (3 1/8 in.) 7.95 cm
Diameter (without handles): (2 7/8 in.) 7.25 cm
Rim
Thickness (wall): 0.51 cm
Diameter (exterior): 4.65 cm
Diameter (interior): 3.69 cm
Handle
Width (across): (1.0 in.) 2.49 cm
Width (side to side): (5/16 in.) 0.81// 0.84 cm
Thickness: (1/4 in.) 0.56 cm
Base
Diameter: (1 5/16 in.) 3.31 cm
Neck
Diameter (at shoulder): (1 7/16 in.) 3.67 cm
Diameter (below rim): 1 11/16 in.) 4.25 cm
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.257
On View
Not on viewColor
Fabric: 7.5YR 6/4 (light brown)
Paint: 10R 4/3 (weak red) for red and 10R 4/1 (dark reddish gray) for black
Inclusions
some sand
900-800 BCE
mid-3rd c. BCE
