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Object Number
976-31-50/11978
Display Title
Ceramic jar with imprinted designs
Descriptions
Object Description
Brown pot with imprinted designs, rim curves away from opening. Ht: 10.5 cm. Diam of rim: 9 cm. Diam of neck: 6.5 cm. Max diam. of body: 9 cm
Inventory Description
Jar, ceramic, brown, rounded base, flaring rim, impressed design, fireclouded
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Artist
Alice Osayewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Benin; from Okanevbogo, Nigeria
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 9.7 x 9.5 cm (3 15/16 x 3 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-31-50/11978
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1976
Provenance
Collector
Philip Dark
(1950-1979)
Seller
Philip Dark
(05/1976)
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