Jar

Flattened base; expanding neck; two vertical handles on body with a face on neck with incised and punctate ornament.

Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an carinated body, bulging neck, missing rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a flat base. The vessel has a modeled and incised face on the neck including ears with ear spools, eyes, nose, and mouth. There are incised lines and punctate dots decorating the neck and shoulder. 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. Fireclouding is present on the body. Evidence of usewear includes residues/staining on the exterior and repair. There is a resinous accretion over a crack in the vessel, possibly an ancient repair. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1656."