water container (container (containers)); water pitcher

Water pitcher. Pot with three-lobed brim and two-lobed spout, one handle. A colander inside the neck. Decorative designs composed of concentric circles, zigzag lines and dots on the bulge and the back of the pot made in white and black underglazing. (Potter’s clay, white and black underglazing). Height 380mm, diameter at bottom 120mm.

Typical of Romanian pottery.

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