White Painted Amphoroid Krater

This is an example of White Painted Ware, with the typical diamond and net patterns and series of bands, and its form is a miniature amphoroid krater. There is another example of White Painted Ware in the Transport display; this one, however, is only about 15 inches high, whereas the other is almost two feet tall. You can see that this pot has collapsed a bit before or during firing; the rim is uneven, and it leans slightly toward one side. With the painted decoration on the base and its pedestaled form, it can be dated in the early Iron Age, probably in the first century (roughly 1050 - 950 BCE).