Whistling Vessel

Pottery; white with maroon. Annular base, drum-shaped bodies, one with long tapering neck, the other with seated helmet figure, whistle in helmet.

Narrow necked whistling vessel with a double-chambered drum shaped body, tapered neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending between the necks, and a ring base/foot base. The vessel has a modeled human figure seated on top of the second chamber. The figure has a large rounded helmet/headdress with two pointed adornments at the top, and a pendant around his neck. The figure is painted white and brown and the body of the vessel is painted with geometric designs in brown and white. There is a possible whistle hole at the bottom of the seated figure and also at the top of the seated figure. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is off white in color. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2107."