Ceramic vessel, vessel (water bottle) with short spout. Inside the bottle was a small piece of paper on which it is written that the vessel is genuine Chinese and from 1600. Database: Ceramic vessel, vessel (water bottle) with short spout Index card: 18th century Damascus earthenware, Sino-Persian form and ornamentation. Note: Metal ring at the upper opening, holding a now missing lid ("holding"?). Description: The bottle contained a small piece of paper on which it is written that the vessel is genuinely Chinese and dates from 1600.