Pottery
Pot
Container
87-13-134
From: Ethiopia | Asmara
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 87-13-134 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coptic |
| Provenience | Ethiopia | Asmara |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Ceramic vessel with 6 lidded, circular compartments. Compartments are supported by a central ceramic column which is incised with geometric sawtooth designs and shallow pinpricks. Only 3 lids remain. The entire piece was extensively fractured, but has been reconstructed; the central handle is gone, and 3 of the compartments are incomplete. |
| Height | 25 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Cinquegrana, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-897-17 - Old Museum Number |
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