11th-9th century BC. A ceramic vessel with conical body, broad shoulder with decorative bands, shallow neck, slender strap handle, bridge between lip and u-section spout; pierced through the base. See The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 60.20.15 and 38.40.301, for comparable vessels. 791 grams, 20cm (8"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.