Earthenware pottery

Jar
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lota-shaped Jar, spherical body without foot; ring neck, thick out-turned rim; wide mouth. On the shoulder are two incised marks. Buff-coloured.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEarthenware pottery
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, unglazed, incised, coated with feric-oxide
Brief description
Pottery, earthenware, Odugattur N Arcot
Physical description
Lota-shaped Jar, spherical body without foot; ring neck, thick out-turned rim; wide mouth. On the shoulder are two incised marks. Buff-coloured.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5in
  • Maximum diameter: 8in
Credit line
Given by F.J. Richards, Esq., M.A., I.C.S.
Object history
Given by F.J.Richards, Esq. MA, I.C.S.
Production
Found in a grave of the iron-age near Odugattur, North Arcot District, South India.Prehistoric
Collection
Accession number
IM.308-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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