Aryballos

Black flask with face on neck and arms in low relief on body; incasic shape

Face-neck narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, missing rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. There is a modeled face with eyes, mouth, and nose on the neck with arms in relief on the body. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere with localized oxidation as the ceramic paste is gray and black in color. The catalogue number is written in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3103."