Jug

Flattened base; cylindrical neck; one loop handle shoulder to neck. painted with face on neck.

Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jug with a globular body, hyperboloid neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. There are vertical grooves down the body. The vessel has a modeled face with ears, eyes, and nose. The face is painted and there are painted stripes down the side of the body in red and gray(?). There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Evidence of usewear includes residue/accretions on the interior. There is black staining on the interior. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1551."