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1994.14.50.2

Lid for pottery bowl 1994.14.50 .1 [MdeA [OPS move] 10/3/2016]

1994.14.50.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lid for pottery bowl 1994.14.50 .1 [MdeA [OPS move] 10/3/2016]
Long description
There are two small handles on either side of the bowl. The bowl and lid have been glazed with a blue speckled glaze on the outside and with a white glaze on the inside.'Okigwi. Nigeria' has been written in the clay on the base of the bowl whilst damp and then glazed over.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Southern Nigeria Imo State Okigwi
Person
Field collector J.D. Beckwith
PRM source J.D. Beckwith
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1960
Date collected
1960 - 1962
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1994
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Glazed, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.14.50.2

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Food and Drink, Bowl, Lid, Food Accessory

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