xcavated from Araga, Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture
5th century
Height 14.8cm, mouth diameter 14.1-15.8cm, bottom diameter 8.5cm
Kurashiki Archaeological Museum
This large vessel was excavated from a box-shaped coffin in an ancient burial mound in the Niiga area. The upper end of the handle is decorated with a flattened circular spiral-shaped ornament. The surface is black with a thin natural glaze due to smoked reduction firing. It may be a product of the Touyuu kiln.
