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1942.13.454

Round pottery bowl, with expanding rim, the outer surface decorated with mouldings, four elongated mouth-shaped projections and groove patterns,

1942.13.454

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Collection type
Object
Description
Round pottery bowl, with expanding rim, the outer surface decorated with mouldings, four elongated mouth-shaped projections and groove patterns,
Long description
Round pottery bowl, with expanding rim, the outer surface decorated with mouldings, four elongated mouth-shaped projections and groove patterns, the inside of the bowl and the inside of the mouth shaped projections red, the rest of the outer surface and the rim blackened. There are two perforations in the middle of the rim, possibly for suspension.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
south eastern Nigeria
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Diameter: max 224 mm, Height: max 110 mm approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.454 Other numbers: 120590

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Bowl

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