OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck house picture though it does stand up

though it does stand up on its own

and  light wear along the edges and corners

with great sculptural form mimicking a bunch of grapes and terrific drippy glazing

Lengths of the sides are: 12 1/2”

and feels pretty hard to argue with

OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck house picture though it does stand upI am certain this piece is Native American, and I believe Southwest pueblo, with the lower half of the black clay body polished to a sheen and showing some minimal decoration. What makes it unusual, and quite special I think, is the folded over and finger pinched thumb pressed neck, which contributes (along with the wear to the exterior and view of the interior) to me thinking this is a very old (pre columbian) piece. What I really love is the