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1916.45.59

Pottery urn, sub spherical, decorated with snakes in high relief. The top half of the pot is painted with red and white dots. [MJD 09/12/2009]


1916.45.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery urn, sub spherical, decorated with snakes in high relief. The top half of the pot is painted with red and white dots. [MJD 09/12/2009]
Geographical reference
Oguta
Cultural groups
Igbo
Person
Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot
PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 318 mm, Height: max 360 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1916.45.59

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Figure, Animal Figure