Indonesian Kendi or Ritual Water Vessel

Low and wide like a flying saucer, with a narrow chimney and a duck-bill spout.

This kendi or ritual water vessel is from Java, Indonesia. It is terra cotta. Kendi are made across Southeast Asia, and the form is generally thought to have spread through trade and religious exchange between India, China and the islands of Indonesia. A flattened, lens-shaped body with a fine ringed neck rising from the center, ending in a disc-like lip. A short, rounded spout extends left, and the dark surface shows faint turning rings and pale scuffs. It is 7.5 inches wide, 6.5 deep and 5.5 high.

A pot built close to the ground and unbothered by it.