Excavated from Arasaka Yokoana, Minoyama, Tsuduki-gun, Kyoto
7th century
Height 11.4 cm, mouth diameter 5.5 cm, body diameter 7.1 x 9.1 cm
Laboratory of Archaeology, Kyoto University
　This is probably a late example in the series of so-called barrel-shaped bottles. The body is a flattened oblong sphere with radial sunken lines on the flat surface. The shape of the neck is modeled after that of a Teihei hanging jar. The ware is well finished and has a blackish-brown color.
