ECA-V-024

This is not a vessel in the strict sense, although we have assigned a vessel number to it. Rather, it is a massive, thick-walled ceramic “ring” with a concave profile and strongly everted rim. It is much too large to have served as a pot stand. The most probable interpretation of this object is as a ceramic drum. The concave profile would have permitted a membrane (such as shark skin) to be stretched over the rim and secured around the “waist.” We would envision the drum being played by placing it on the ground and then beating the membrane either with the hands or with a baton.