Bichrome miniature storage jar (amphoriskos)
Date650-475 BCE
Periodlate Archaic
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with red and dark reddish-gray paint
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.257
On View
Not on viewHeight: 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): 3/16 in. (0.51 cm)
Diameter (exterior): 1 13/16 in. (4.65 cm)
Diameter (interior): 1 7/16 in. (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)
Medium Details
Color
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
