Flask
2100-1500 BCE
Description
Flattened sausage-shaped body with flat base. White slip with brown decoration. Neck and body have vertical and horizontal and zigzag lines. Body has 3 lugs down each side. Vertical string-hole handle.
Dimensions
17.7 x 7.1 cm (6 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
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