Indonesian Shipwreck Vessel with Spout

Green neck, brown belly, green stripe at the base, and a spout that points the way.

This shipwreck vessel with spout is from Java Sea, Indonesia, and dates to the 17th or 18th century. It is pottery. Most ceramics carried on trading ships were practical, and many were vessels holding wine, making them roughly the equivalent of today's wine bottles, although some were delicate blue and white porcelain. Jug with a tall flared neck and a short angled spout. A smooth reddish-brown body is banded in bright mottled green at the neck and again near the foot, giving a glossy two-tone look. It is 12.5 inches wide, 11 deep and 14 high.

Dressed for a party the other pots were not invited to.