Double-handled Black Pottery Vessel

This vessel was crafted using a refined black-burnished pottery technique, with the entire surface carefully polished to a smooth, lustrous finish. The body features a flaring, trumpet-shaped mouth. The two broad, flat handles extending from each side serve not only a structural function, but also enhancing the vessel’s overall balance and symmetry.

The deep, glossy black surface was achieved through firing in a reducing atmosphere, a process in which oxygen is limited inside the kiln, causing the iron content in the clay to reduce and form a dark metallic sheen. This technique reflects an advanced stage of ceramic firing technology characteristic of the Neolithic to Bronze Age period.

Medium : earthenware or pottery
Type : Vessel
Size : 14.5cm (Height) x 11cm(Diameter)
Era : B.C. 3,000~200
Condition : Good. Minor chipping around the rim and handles, as well as slight spalling and abrasion inside the mouth, are present due to burial conditions.
However, the overall form remains intact, with no visible cracks, breaks, or restoration trace.
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong