Boat-Shaped Vessel

Heavy terracotta vase in the shape of a long boat or canoe, whose ends terminate in modeled rams' heads. The boat has a gently curving, concave interior. On the underside, a raised almond-shaped area forms a foot. From this foot emanate two ribs that terminate beneath the rams' heads. The vessel is covered in a reddish slip, some of which may be modern. The rams' head terminals show some vestiges of the same color, but are now mostly unpainted. Each ram has large curved horns marked with deep parallel grooves. Their mouth and nostrils are indicated with deep incisions; there is no indication of eyes, although these may originally have been painted.