Earthenware pottery
Tripod Jar
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A tripod burial urn, the ovoid body resting on three short tubular feet with a clearly defined shoulder, contracting to the thick out-turned rim of the mouth. Unornamented. Made of buff-coloured earthenware.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Earthenware pottery |
Materials and techniques | Earthenware, unglzed and coated with feric-oxide |
Brief description | Pottery, earthenware, Odugattur N Arcot |
Physical description | A tripod burial urn, the ovoid body resting on three short tubular feet with a clearly defined shoulder, contracting to the thick out-turned rim of the mouth. Unornamented. Made of buff-coloured earthenware. |
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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 Distirct, South India |
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Accession number | IM.305-1923 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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