Jar

Flat base, globular body; tulip neck; two vertical loop handles on body. Geometrical design of stylized birds. Painted in three colors.

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, bulging neck, rounded rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted orange on the upper half of the body and neck. There is a band of stylized birds around the body in red, white, black, and purple. There is a geometric design around the rim painted in white and black. There appears to be a smoothed finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. There are striations on the exterior surface from smoothing tool. Evidence of usewear includes 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: "2644."