Aryballos

Black incasic aryballos with face on neck and arms in low relief in shoulder

Narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, missing rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. There is a molded face on the neck with ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. There are arms in relief on the body. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere with localized oxidation as the ceramic paste is gray in color. The catalogue number is written in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2832."