Ancient Wine Vessel?'s...Or So I've been told

Howdy do folks, I have had, what I have been told, is an ancient wine vessel, for quite some time now... I really need some help with this one...Can anyone offer me info on where it may have originated, date, value, any info and all advice is appreciated! THX

 

Hi Joshua and welcome to Antiquers!

I doubt your vessel to be one would ever have been used to transport wine. I cannot guess how old it is, nor what type of clay, but the finish of it appears to be applied. I don't know what would have been carried in this heavy looking vessel, if anything. I suspect nothing. It may not be "antique".

Where did you get this vessel and under what circumstances?

 

it looks like an early bed pan.......

 

Please post Full images directly in your post and not in thumbnails. Some (including me) don't like to click on links. In this instance, I'm doing it, but it would be better if you post again to do it this way.

As far as the object, there is no way this was made for wine, in my opinion. It looks like something made in an art class. It almost looks like a model of a stomach.

 

Im with Komokwa ! That was my very first thought when I saw it .

 

What an unsightly thing to use as a bedpan!!

 

It's too small for a bedpan anyway... And for wine!
Now I think it's just an art student piece and likely not very old.

 

Thank you for posting the photographs, Bev, now I can see the scale is small!

 

I think its more for the front than the back,a urinal of sorts ! My grandpa used to call them a "duck" .

 

the Germans called it Schnabelflasche - beak bottle. probably same idea.

 

@Joshua D Bird , how much liquid will this hold?
Looks like maybe a pint? After consideration of the thickness of the clay..