Jar

Object Number:

29-201-267

Current Location:

Africa Gallery

Provenience:

Morocco

Section:

African

Materials:

Ceramic

Description:

Brown ware burning red; cream slip. Small flattened base, depressed globular body; wide, almost flat shoulder sloping to narrow neck; bulbous upper neck with two loop handles from its sides to the shoulder edge; mouth narrows to small opening at base of bulbous section, cork in mouth; fibre rope carrying cord in handle. Brown painted decoration of straight and curved lines and dots forming narrow band on neck and handles and two wide bands divided into panels on shoulder and body.

Height:

27cm

Outside Diamater:

23cm

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Talcott Williams, 1897-1898

Other Number:

T.W. 6

Collector Number