- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Steatite stone jug. With a flared rim that tapers towards a narrower neck, which then widens out again to a wider body. A handle attached to the side of the rim and body. [BH [OPS Move] 13/1/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Kisii
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1953
- Date collected
- 1953
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1954
- Materials and processes
- Material Steatite Stone, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Height: max 139 mm, Length: max 133 mm, Width: max 85 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1954.4.9B
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