Large water jar with stirrup handle and a linear conch shell painted in brown on a deep cream ground on the shoulders below the handle. Two brown lines extend over the top of the jar on the handle axis. An unusually elegant design. The jar is cracked on one side.

Vessel, 5th-6th century

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The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fundexpand_more  44.3.22

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Title
Vessel
Role
Artist
Dimension
12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Accession Number
44.3.22
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Large water jar with stirrup handle and a linear conch shell painted in brown on a deep cream ground on the shoulders below the handle. Two brown lines extend over the top of the jar on the handle axis. An unusually elegant design. The jar is cracked on one side.