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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 390084, member: 8267"][ATTACH=full]135281[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135282[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135285[/ATTACH] This pot was included in an auction box with something else I recognized and wanted. But I have not had any luck identifying its origin or age. 6" in height, it is a low fired, terracotta type of ceramic. Wheel thrown with skill, with thin walls. Glazed on the inside with a red glaze. There are some glaze smudges on the outside, where messy fingers might have gripped the pot while pouring the glaze out. I imagine the potter finishing his rather fine work, then handing it off to his assistant to apply the glaze with a little less care than the potter showed. The glaze smudges lie on top of the black smudges - perhaps the black is from a bisque firing before the glaze was applied?</p><p>I am particularly curious about the function of the 2 handles placed close together on one side.</p><p>I have found one very similar example on shutterstock:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/search?searchterm=clay+pot+antique+two+handles&search_source=base_search_form&language=en&page=1&sort=newest&image_type=all&commercial=true&measurement=px&safe=true" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.shutterstock.com/search?searchterm=clay+pot+antique+two+handles&search_source=base_search_form&language=en&page=1&sort=newest&image_type=all&commercial=true&measurement=px&safe=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.shutterstock.com/search?searchterm=clay+pot+antique+two+handles&search_source=base_search_form&language=en&page=1&sort=newest&image_type=all&commercial=true&measurement=px&safe=true</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Their description is "Antique handmade ceramic vase... used to bring water or wine". The same jar turned up on another stock photo site, where they described it as "ancient", which piqued my interest. But neither site said where it might be from.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would welcome any suggestions. Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 390084, member: 8267"][ATTACH=full]135281[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135282[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]135285[/ATTACH] This pot was included in an auction box with something else I recognized and wanted. But I have not had any luck identifying its origin or age. 6" in height, it is a low fired, terracotta type of ceramic. Wheel thrown with skill, with thin walls. Glazed on the inside with a red glaze. There are some glaze smudges on the outside, where messy fingers might have gripped the pot while pouring the glaze out. I imagine the potter finishing his rather fine work, then handing it off to his assistant to apply the glaze with a little less care than the potter showed. The glaze smudges lie on top of the black smudges - perhaps the black is from a bisque firing before the glaze was applied? I am particularly curious about the function of the 2 handles placed close together on one side. I have found one very similar example on shutterstock: [URL]https://www.shutterstock.com/search?searchterm=clay+pot+antique+two+handles&search_source=base_search_form&language=en&page=1&sort=newest&image_type=all&commercial=true&measurement=px&safe=true[/URL] Their description is "Antique handmade ceramic vase... used to bring water or wine". The same jar turned up on another stock photo site, where they described it as "ancient", which piqued my interest. But neither site said where it might be from. I would welcome any suggestions. Thanks![/QUOTE]
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