MIDDLE GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID-8TH CENTURY B.C.

Tall neck amphorae such as this were used to contain either liquids or dried food. The decoration is typically Middle Geometric with bands, triple lines and linked dotted lozenges. For a similar amphora in Tubingen see, J. Boardman, Early Greek Vase Painting, London, 1998, p. 30, no. 31.