Face pot

A light brown pot incised at the neck with two horizontal slits for eyes, a projection for the nose, and one horizontal slit for a mouth. The neck and shoulder are incised with linear patterns. The body is incised with a series of concentric circles intersected by short lines.

Face pot

Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Height: 31.2 cm, Rim diameter: 11 cm, Base diameter: 8.5 cm
Context:
Biatorbágy-Tyúkberek, Hungary
Date:
5200–5000 BCE
Inventory Number:
2019.13.36.1
Lender:
Budapest History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Credit:
Photo © Field Museum, photographer Ádám Vágó