Jug

fusiform body, flattened base; short neck; one loop handles shoulder to neck. Painted. with a face on neck.

Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jug with an ovate body, missing neck, missing rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. The vessel has a modeled face on the neck with ears, upturned nose, eyes, and mouth. The face is painted red, black, and white. The body is painted with geometric designs in red, white, and black. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Fireclouding is present on the body. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1544."