Aryballos

Black, with face and arms in low relief; two handles; neck slightly broken

Face-neck narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, flared rim with lugs, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. There is an effigy face on the neck with modeled nose, eyes, mouth, and arms extending onto the body. The effigy figure has a humpback or protrusion on the body near the join with the neck. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is gray at the interior and black at the exterior. The vessel is smooth on the interior. Evidence of usewear includes staining. The catalogue number is written in black ink and pencil. Black ink on the bottom of the vessel reads: "2833."