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1974.20.6

Circular wooden vessel with two handles each carved in the shape of the head of a horse. One horse head has been broken. [BH [OPS move] 25/8/2016]

1974.20.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular wooden vessel with two handles each carved in the shape of the head of a horse. One horse head has been broken. [BH [OPS move] 25/8/2016]
Geographical reference
Norway
Europe > Northern Europe > Norway
Sogn
Cultural groups
Norwegian
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Lewis Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: 1700-1800?, uncertain
Date collected
?Before 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1974
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Incised, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Height: max 222 mm, Width: max 222 mm, Length: max 360 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1974.20.6

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Furniture Dwelling, Figure, Food Accessory, Bowl, Animal Figure

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