Stylized Bird Motif on Ancient Pottery

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Ancient pottery with a detailed, stylized black and light blue bird motif, featuring two birds facing each other with an elaborate boat-like form between them, all against a textured white background with subtle cracks and wear, outlined by a black border and light blue wavy lines. The first bird on the left has a round head, sharp beak, a white circle with a black dot for an eye, a striped neck, a body with irregular black dots, and wing feathers outlined in black with light blue fills. The second bird on the right has a more almond-shaped eye with a dot, a distinct eyebrow-like shape above its eye, and similar light blue and black striped wing feathers that extend behind its body, ending in a curled tail. The central boat-like form is vertically oriented with a black outline, horizontal light gray stripes, a stylized eye in the middle of its upper section with a black pupil, and white triangles with black outlines resembling teeth or a border below the eye, terminating in a black bulbous shape at the bottom, suggesting a leaf or a vessel. Black and light blue leaves or flourishes flank the central form, and light blue wavy lines run horizontally near the bottom of the band, upon which the birds and the boat-like