Bottle

Black vessel representing a fish, Y necked

Stirrup necked jug with an effigy-zoomorphic body, no neck/collar, missing rim, 1 stirrup handle on the body, and a ring base/foot base. The vessel is shaped like a fish with eyes, mouth, nostrils, fins, and tail. The details of the body are incised. 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. Evidence of usewear includes residue/accretions on the interior and chips/losses. There is a chip in the base. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink on the base. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2771."