Bottle Item Number: 2990/886 a-q from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Fragmented grey-brown bottle with flat base, conical spout and bird blind spout, connected by a bridge handle. Feline design has dotted rectangles on rear paws, dotted circles in brow divided by elaborate whisker element. "Eye of god" designs, diagonal whiskers and dotted circles below mouth. Front legs with paws to sides. Traces of red pigment. Burnished surface. Broken and partly repaired. a) Part of side and base. Incised diagonals lines and two reed stamp circles near base. Traces of red pigment. b) Top part of body. Incised lines and reed stamp circles in body. Bird decoration on blind spout with perforated mouth and reed stamp circles as eyes. Traces of red pigment. c) Part of bowl base. d) Conical spout and bridge handle fragment. e-p) Diverse fragments. Nine undecorated, two with incised lines, one with reed stamp circles. q) Various small and undecorated fragments.