The body with vertical ribbing, a flaring cylindrical neck and a double-reeded handle bifurcating where it joins the rim and forms spurs, the entire surface is black-glazed, stamped decoration below...
The body with vertical ribbing, a flaring cylindrical neck and a double-reeded handle bifurcating where it joins the rim and forms spurs, the entire surface is black-glazed, stamped decoration below the handle consisting of palmettes.
The mug was a versatile shape that could be used as a drinking cup, a laddle, or as a measure. For related examples see, Sparkes B.A, Talcott L. The Athenian Agora XII, Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th, and 4th Centuries B.C. 2 vol., Princeton, N.J., 1970.