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1884.40.3

Tall narrow gourd vessel.

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1884.40.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tall narrow gourd vessel.
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 180 mm without stand
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.40.3 PR Cat other PR nos: 2040
Associated publications
This object was featured in the Museum’s ‘web gallery’ (‘Selected Objects from the Lower Gallery’) produced during the DCF-funded ‘What’s Upstairs?’ project, 2004–2006, with the following caption: ‘This tall, narrow pot has been shaped to look like a gourd. A gourd is a hard-shelled fruit that grows in many shapes and sizes, and can be trained to grow in different shapes. Its shell is often used as a vessel or utensil, and it can be used as a mould or model for shaping pottery. The vessel was made some time before 1884 and forms part of the Pitt Rivers founding collection.

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