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1942.13.1260

Red pottery vessel of conical form, slightly expanding upwards, with flat bottom, the rim with three tapering projections inwards. On one side is a rectangular aperture that has been cut from the rim downwards to above the bottom, and the surface decorated with a pattern of square punch marks. This object is broken into three fragments.

1942.13.1260

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red pottery vessel of conical form, slightly expanding upwards, with flat bottom, the rim with three tapering projections inwards. On one side is a rectangular aperture that has been cut from the rim downwards to above the bottom, and the surface decorated with a pattern of square punch marks. This object is broken into three fragments.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
southeastern Nigeria
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Pottery
Dimensions
Height: max 175 mm largest section, Width: max 288 mm largest section
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.1260

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Fire, Fire Accessory