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Object Number
976-31-50/11979
Display Title
Ceramic three-handled jar
Descriptions
Object Description
Brown pot with three handles and decorated with snakes and faces. Ht: 16.5 cm Diam of rim: 10.5 cm. Max. diam. of body: 14 cm
Inventory Description
Jar, ceramic, round bottom, flaring rim, pinched and scored design, 3 handles
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Benin; from Okanevbogo, Nigeria
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 15.4 x 16 x 17 cm (6 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-31-50/11979
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1976
Provenance
Collector
Philip Dark
(1950-1979)
Seller
Philip Dark
(05/1976)
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