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1887.24.11

Red ware pottery vessel with a completely hollow body and no enclosed foot or rim. [ASh [OPS move] 13/04/2016]

1887.24.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red ware pottery vessel with a completely hollow body and no enclosed foot or rim. [ASh [OPS move] 13/04/2016]
Long description
Red ware pottery vessel with a completely hollow body and no enclosed foot or rim. One end is rougher than the other but does not appear to be broken off of anything. This rougher edge is slightly flared whilst the smoother edge is round in shape. Unglazed. Thought to be used for sacrificial purposes. [ASh [OPS move] 13/04/2016]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Odisha Gopalpur
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1887
Date collected
By 1887
Acquisition information
Donated: 10/1887, uncertain Transferred: 10/1887, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Earth, Material Pottery, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 124 mm, Diameter: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.24.11 Other numbers: 11
Research and responses

According to the OUMNH Annual Report 1899: 6 EA Minchin worked in the Department of Comparative Anatomy [AP 9/8/2007]

Search terms: Religion, Vessel, Ritual and Ceremonial, Fishing, Pottery, Religious Object, Religious Offering, Fishing Accessory

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