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1946.6.100

Brown ware pottery jug with a rounded body and a flat base. [ASh [OPS move] 22/02/2016]

1946.6.100

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brown ware pottery jug with a rounded body and a flat base. [ASh [OPS move] 22/02/2016]
Long description
Brown ware pottery jug with a rounded body and a flat base. The neck is short and narrow with a small mouth. The handle is attached from the rim to the shoulder. Incised zig zag pattern along the shoulder and incised bands around the neck. [ASh [OPS move] 22/02/2016]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939?, uncertain
Date collected
?By 1939
Acquisition information
Donated: Unknown date, uncertain Found unentered: 06/1946
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Tooled, Process Burnished, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Height: max 185 mm, Diameter: max 170 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.6.100

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Jug

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