The huge, elliptically shaped vessel was shown overhead; then the image was rotated so that the viewer could see a cutaway section.

But tucked up next to the trees, in a small clearing that showed signs of occupation, lay an egg- shaped vessel covered with a symbolic design.

Besides these pitcher shaped vessels, there is a Punchsula (five knives in a tridenta shape), which is rare.

The paintings were applied to the shaped but unfired vessels after they had dried to a leathery, near-brittle texture.

Please note that the 2011 winner sailed a uniquely shaped scow-type vessel (see above) that may alter this equation.

A similarly shaped vessel, enveloped in a gold luster glaze, is topped with a chunk of glass that was broken from a glass furnace.

Manescu had the impression the apparition behind the opaque glass wall was drinking from an absurdly shaped vessel.

Only a few years ago he had held the commanding position on a larger warship, a cylindrically shaped vessel 600 feet long.

It is a boldly shaped vessel without surface embellishment and is expected to bring $20,000 to $30,000.

The vessel's size and semi-submersible form would allow it to operate in worse weather conditions than smaller and conventionally shaped vessels.