Spouted Pot

This simple but elegant vessel is bronze cast. Its collar is rather broad which allows holding the pot between two wrists by the user to wash hands by tilting it downwards without external help. The parallel running shallow diagonal trenches provide a good grip to the holder of the pot.
It has been a common practice in rural India to drink water from a cup formed by joining the palms and fingers of the two hands in which water is poured from a spouted vessel. This eliminates the possibility of pollution of touch by mouth of the drinker. Spouted vessels are also used by the adherents of certain religious groups for ablution which requires washing with running water.