Pot
ca 300 BC - 400 AD (made)
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Jar, egg shaped body with slightly flattened bottom, ringed, expanding neck. Intended to rest on a tall stand, of similar ware. There are three incised lines round the upper part of the body, and the potters mark. Burnished in places with a shiny grey polish.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware baked buff coloured with polished terra cotta coloured pigment |
| Brief description | Pottery, earthenware, Bellary India |
| Physical description | Jar, egg shaped body with slightly flattened bottom, ringed, expanding neck. Intended to rest on a tall stand, of similar ware. There are three incised lines round the upper part of the body, and the potters mark. Burnished in places with a shiny grey polish. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS) |
| Object history | Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS), 4 Bristol Gardens, Roehampton, Surrey. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1913- 1326M |
| Production | Bellary District |
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| Accession number | IM.301-1914 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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