Description:
This object is shaped like a tortoise standing tall and upright on its four legs. The tortoise’s shell is detailed with naturalistic geometrical patterns, and on top of the shell, at the very center, is an opening with a short protruding spout. The tortoise has a long neck stretching upwards. Its mouth is wide open, and it has two winged eyes, one on each side of its head. The tortoise also has a tail and is entirely green in color. Filling spout in back and aperture in mouth.

Tags:
pottery; vessels; containers; animals

Subjects:
Stoneware; glaze (coating by location); Containers; Animals; Pottery

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1991.4.19

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