1960s; mending with shellac, and joins covered with thin strips of plaster.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: buff; smooth break; somewhat soft; slightly coarse, with uncommon to common, small, well sorted, rounded to subrounded, white, black, gray and red, and opaque (quartzitic?) inclusions. Consistently fired. Slip: dark brown to black; thin? semimatte? surface only in faint, small patches. Surface smoothed. Wide indentations and ridges on interior from pressing into mold.
Preservation comment
Eleven joining sherds preserves ca. 55% of middle to back base and adjacent walls up to edge of shoulder. Extensive, moderate abrasion and frequent pitting; worn breaks; scattered patches of encrustation.
