Vessel

whistling double vessel; globular bodies, cylindrical neck with everted lip; straight bridge handle. Small monkey eating corn.

Narrow necked whistling vessel with a double-chambered globular body, hyperboloid neck, flattened rim, 1 bridge handle extending between the necks, and a flat base. There is a modeled/molded monkey sitting on top of one of the vessels eating a corn cob. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere as the surface is black and the interior is gray in color. There is a hole at the top of one chamber, possibly for a whistle. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3110).