This ceramic vessel, about the size of a human fist and a half, is critical to the pursuit of modern science. The main ceramic caldera facilitates the enclosur

This ceramic vessel, about the size of a human fist and a half, is critical to the pursuit of modern science. The main ceramic caldera facilitates the enclosure of hot liquids, and the protruding element which breaks its rotational symmetry serves to make the device more easily manipulated by the human hand, and shields the bearer from burns.