NM Ant 1725
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amphora

- Object description
- Amphora with low, hollow foot, and almost biconical body. Wide, short, convex, slightly tapering neck. Horizontal mouth. Bilobate, slightly raised handles from rim to shoulder. Neck painted red on the inside. Five black lines encircling top of rim, edge of rim painted black. Two black, wavy lines encircling upper neck. Black band encircling neck-base. On shoulder elaborate decoration with checker-pattern and parallel lines, framed by lotus flowers and vertical rows of w:s. Eight black lines encircling upper body. Black, wide band encircling mid-body. Two black lines encircling lower body. Foot painted red. Outside and inside of handle painted black. Light buff clay; matt, light buff slip; matt red and grayish black paint.

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