Cup with handles, raised linked curls, and birds

475-221 BCE

Cup in the form of an oval bowl with two flange-like handles at rim; very narrow foot. Some translucence, pale green and brown; profuse opaque cream; decomposition, especially in interior. Decoration in low relief and incised: exterior had broad band of interlocked spirals between narrow geometric borders, birds on base; interior has simple spiral designs and border. Handles pierced and incised in spiral forms. Some earth incrustation.