Medium
earthenware
Measurements
11.7 × 8.7 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1892
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Rounded body with flat base. Short, narrow neck, extending into trefoil mouth with everted rim. Handle missing. The fabric is covered in a pale cream slip and geometric decoration in dark brown/black is painted on. Dark bands (wide and narrow) circle the rim, neck, body and base of the vessel.
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