Jar with two animal-mask handles

This type of glazed pou has come to light in tombs in the south as well as in the north. Glazed pou can be classified as one of two types according to their decorative pattern: those which employ decorations following the high-fired earthenware tradition, and those which imitate the pattern of metal jars characterized by three friezes bordered by grooves, as seen in this piece. The friezes consist of incised wave, comb, or braid patterns. This piece, with its well-controlled thrown shape and conventional grooves, was among those made slightly later than (cat. no. 89).