This type of unglazed jar, or habb, served as a water cistern. Because of its ungainly ovoid shape with rounded bottom, it would have been placed in the ground or set on some form of support in order to stand upright. Water vessels of this type were typically covered with relief decoration combining abstract and figural motifs that were left unglazed, so that their porosity allowed not only for the filtering of impurities but also for evaporation, which kept the water cool.

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