- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Pottery vessel with a footed base, rounded body and a protrusion on the side that acts as a handle. [ASh [OPS move] 01/06/2016]
- Long description
- Pottery vessel with a footed base, rounded body and a protrusion on the side that acts as a handle. Partial lead glazed surface on the body of the vessel, handle and base are unglazed. [1 of] An assortment of pieces of Spanish pottery using lead-glaze, and frequently depicting birds. The colours and sizes vary, and many of the pieces are chipped or broken. [ASh [OPS move] 01/06/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Spanish
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1972
- Date collected
- By 1972
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1972
- Materials and processes
- Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Material Lead Metal, Process Painted, Process Glazed
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 54 mm, Height: max 31 mm, Width: max 73 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.36.226.4
Search terms: Pottery, Figure, Bird Figure, Vessel
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