Description

Sides spread straight from small flat base and then curve in to broad smoothly rounded shoulder; neck rises vertically and then flares to rim; two small looped strap handles below shoulder.  Salmon earthenware.  Painted decoration in black and red-brown pigments: broad band on shoulder bordered above and below by encircling black bands - lower band also with undulating line - and containing four medallions cross-hatched to form rhomboidal panels alternately finely cross-hatched and crossed by two parallel lines; medallions each ringed by inner red-brown and outer black encircling bands and framed below by black bands curving out from central vertical axial lines; base of neck ringed by red-brown band; exterior wall of neck cross-hatched in black; red-brown band fringed with black above and with black scalloped line below at mouthrim on interior wall of neck.  Paring marks visible on neck and lower sides.  White adhesions.