Incense burner. Made by joining 3 small pedestalled bowls. At the intersection is a triple arched handle over the bowls. The flaring pedestals are coil made; the bowls beaten of clay tempered with organic matter, slipped with red haematite & mica. Red interior. The handle, bowl rims & body pedestal junctions are painted white and black. [Alicia Bell [OPS move] 29/06/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Incense burner. Made by joining 3 small pedestalled bowls. At the intersection is a triple arched handle over the bowls. The flaring pedestals are coil made; the bowls beaten of clay tempered with organic matter, slipped with red haematite & mica. Red interior. The handle, bowl rims & body pedestal junctions are painted white and black. [Alicia Bell [OPS move] 29/06/2016]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; Northern Darfur
Cultural groups: Fur
Person: Field collector Natalie Tobert; PRM source Natalie Tobert
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1982
Date collected: January - June 1982
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1982
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Mica Stone, Material Haematite Stone, Material Pigment, Process Slipped, Process Coiled, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Painted
Dimensions: Width: max 210 mm, Height: max 135 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1982.20.27

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