Pot for making sour milk. High, long-necked pot. Begins to widen half way towards the neck. Geometrical designs composed of spiral lines, loops and criss-crossed lines made with the polishing stone, and zigzag lines made with the spur wheel. The pot is black from baking. (Clay). Height 275mm, diameter at brim 130mm, diameter at bottom 90mm.
Typical of the Moldavian potteries.
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