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Description: | 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.
caption: Half-lateral view of object no. 2007.470 from right.
caption: Detail showing base of object no. 2007.470. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Ceramics ewers (toilet articles) Food jugs (food service) Archaeology stoneware glaze Health and Healing Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-141078 | Go to resource |
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