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Early Medieval Black-Burnished Jug

$425.00

7th–9th century A.D.

Black-burnished fabric.

Thick-walled vessel with a sagging, rounded body and broad flat base. Short cylindrical neck with a flaring mouth, pinched and drawn out on one side to form a pouring spout. Handle of oval cross-section. The neck and mouth are covered with fine horizontal striations, while the body displays pronounced vertical burnishing marks.

Intact. Soil deposits and root marks.

Height: 8.9 in. (22.6 cm).

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