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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Earthenware pottery

Tripod Jar
Date uncertain
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tripod Burial urn, almost tubular body, resting on three tubular short feet; clearly defined shoulder, contacting to the thick out-turned rim of the wide mouth. Unornamented, buff coloured earthenware.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEarthenware pottery
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, coated with feric-oxide.
Brief description
Pottery, earthenware, Odugattur N Arcot
Physical description
Tripod Burial urn, almost tubular body, resting on three tubular short feet; clearly defined shoulder, contacting to the thick out-turned rim of the wide mouth. Unornamented, buff coloured earthenware.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.875in
  • Maximum diameter: 6.875in
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
Collection
Accession number
IM.306-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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