Object Description
A fine Western Asiatic terracotta vessel featuring a biconvex body which sits on a small flat base with a short spout and an everted rim. Across the middle of the body is a horizontal groove with three loop handles, two of which are now blocked, intended for the attachment of a carry cord. The vessel is painted with a bichrome decoration composed of nine radiating dark red leaf-like motifs. Each are emerging from a central black circle displayed at the top and encircled by a horizontal undulating red band. The design is further enriched by a thick black band to the medial groove, and two thin black bands above an undulating red band to the spout. The lower part of the vessel remains unadorned.
Date: Circa 6th-4th century BC