Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 960 - 1127; Classification(s): stoneware, ewer, throwing, stoneware, thrown with mottled, cream glaze; Acquisition: bequeathed by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio, 1950, Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991 [C.635A-1991]
Description: Ewer. Grey stoneware, thrown, decorated all over in a mottled, cream glaze (degraded clear glaze). It has an ovoid body, and wide shoulders tapering to a small base. It's slender neck has a deep, wide, cup-shaped mouth with an uneven, rolled rim. Its curved spout is attached at the shoulders opposite a flat, grooved handle, with two small lugs on either side. It has a slightly splayed foot with recessed, flat base.