Jug

Spheroidal body, beck swollen. One vertical loop handle shoulder to neck. With bird pattern . Painting in red-black-white

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, bulging neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted with two bands of geometric "bird" designs around the body in black, white, red, and purple. The rim has a painted curvilinear design in white and black. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior and a smoothed finish on the interior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. 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: "1836."