Medium: Clay, slip
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:ca. 800–600 B.C.E.
Dimensions: height: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm) length of spout: 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 2015.65.32
Image: CUR.2015.65.32_Sackler_Foundation_image.jpg,
Catalogue Description: A globular vessel with a slightly oval body and a flat base. A very long horizontal beaked spout connects with the flat narrow rim of the vessel 's neck by means of a slender "bridge" with a small curving animal head. The base of the spout has an angular swelling. A small animal-head terminal appears on the shoulder opposite the spout. The painted decoration focuses on a broad tapestry-like band that encircles the base of the spout. The outer diamonds are filled with hatched and checkerboard patterns, and the entire band terminates in a wide crosshatched border with thin radiating triangles that resemble fringe. The beaked spout, which has a diamond pattern on its neck, bears a checkerboard pattern along its entire length. Two large square checkerboards occupy the remaining space at the rear of the vessel. The rim of the vessel has a thin band with "pendant" dots painted on its inner perimeter.