Black glazed jar with a conic foot and a conic, superimposed neck that ends in a thick rim. The circular belly of the jar has on both sides a tip in the middle around which a feather pattern is arranged circularly. The central part consist of clay, the neck is made from gypsum and probably added subsequently.
The material mix and the varying quality of the jar's parts imply that it is not an original resp. antique vessel. Through the composing of different elements - old and new ones - a new shape was created. It is likely that it was made for trading in Egypt in the late 19th century.
The Gewerbemuseum (Museum of Applied Arts) Ulm bought the jar together with other objects from the Ulm citizen Julie Mathilde Theodora Schneider in September 1887.
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