Drink vessel “Rooster” on a stand 0071
A decorative vessel in the shape of a rooster.
- The base is covered with black water. Along the circumference of the base there is a row of small, round depressions. Below the base there is an acquired defect - a large and long crack with small chips of irrigation along it.
- The body is covered with black glaze.
- The tail is covered with brown and green markings. It is decorated with details resembling indentations, stripes, and dots that imitate feathers. At the top of the tail, there is a tear-shaped opening for pouring liquid, into which a cork is to be inserted.
- Head and neck - covered with brown and green watering. The neck is decorated with details resembling round and elongated indentations that imitate feathers. The depressions are covered with black water. The head is meticulously crafted, featuring a comb and beard. On both sides there are eyes - in the form of round depressions. The rooster's head looks straight ahead, the beak is open, it has a hole for pouring out liquid. On the neck, near the body, on both sides of the beard, there is a manufacturing defect - underpouring watering
Characteristics
| Author | Valeriy Protoriev |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | “Vasylkivska Majolica Factory”, Ukraine, Kyiv region, 08602, city of Vasylkiv, Keramichna St., 38. |
| Creation Time | unknown |
| Classification | Object |
| Typology | Dishes |
| Dimensions | 26х25.5х12.5 cm |
| Weight | 1408 g |
| Material | Clay, colored glazes |
| Manufacturing Technique | Slip casting in a gypsum mold, glazing |
| Usage History | not known |
| Preservation State | Manufacturing defects - underglaze missing on the neck. Acquired defects - a long crack at the base and chips in the glaze along it. |
| Mark | Absent; fragment of a paper label |
| Grade | unknown |
| Cork |