Jug

Black bottle with incasic face on neck. One vertical loop handle, shoulder to neck

Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jug with a globular body, flaring neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. There is a modeled/molded face on the neck with eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and chin. The eyebrows are incised on the neck and there are arms incised into the body. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere as the surface is black and the interior is gray in color. Fireclouding is present on the body. The vessel is smooth on the interior. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base and residue/accretions on the interior. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2837."