ewer

Ewer with a globular body tapering to a slightly recessed base, cylindrical neck flared to dish-shaped mouth, a chicken-head spout and two lugs attached on shoulder, where there is decoration of an incised band. Opposite the spout is a loop handle rising from the mouth down to the shoulder. It is made of pale grey stoneware covered with crackled yellow-green glaze. The base is unglazed, with a red circular mark from oxidation.

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