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A hand-built ceramic with a central cylindrical spout surmounted by a ring handle. Vessel form may be a stylized rodent. Surface colour is predominantly orange with traces of fugitive negative decoration. Residue of white and orange may be slip decoration. Facial features, including eyebrows and nose, are modelled and incised. Vessel is thick walled and paste is coarse; patches of clouded grey from incomplete firing. Many cracks and breaks, reassembled with glue.
A bulbous orange ware duck vessel. The head, with generalized features, is a modelled addition and the wing and tail form a sharp shoulder on the vessel. The single central spout has a flaring rim and the base has a flared foot. Bands and wave-like designs, made by cutting away the background, encircling the spout and the vessel just below the wing line. Two perforated lugs flank the spout. Faint traces of red and black paint and geometric designs on body. Some chipping on rim.
An effigy vessel in the form of a seated female with genitalia rendered in detail. A coarse-paste, thick walled ceramic that is oxidation fired with red slip and negative black decoration on face and body. Right hand is cupped over right breast; left hand and arm is missing. One bi-coloured ear-spool and, possibly a labret are now detached. Cylindrical spout and strap handle are roughly mended as well as vessel bottom.
Red clay, slight curved sherd, hexagonal in shape with a white slip and black painted lines forming an oval like shape that surrounds a slightly chipped nodule.
Small triangular, dark grey clay sherd with white slip and black painted geometric designs of curved and straight lines.
Small triangular-shaped, curved grey clay sherd with black geometric designs on outer surface consisting of straight lines running horizontally and vertically along with curved lines.
Grey/white pottery fragment; slightly curved, worn white slip and black painted unrecognizable design.
Red clay sherd, triangular in shape with a slightly concaved surface. It is white-slipped and decorated with black geometric designs consisting of triangles enclosed in horizontal lines followed by dots bordered by circles then two more lines.
Curved red clay sherd; white slip on exterior surface and decorated with black painted geometric design consisting of curved and straight lines as well as a diamond outline enclosing an oval.
A solid ceramic female figure, modelled on front side only. Face markings of triangles and stripes are painted in red slip and black pigment on top of white slip. Figure is frontal with partially modelled arms are bent lying across midsection. A loincloth and female genitalia are indicated by incising. The figure wears a red and black painted necklace or hat chin strap as well as a square-like hat. The eye is teardrop in shape. Slip is flaking off.