Pot
| Place of origin |
This pot has been fashioned from a fairly soft material as evidenced by the fine tool marks that remain on the surfaces, showing that it was fashioned by turning on a lathe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Possibly steatite/soapstone. Cut and polished using abrasives, with turning on a bow-driven lathe. |
| Brief description | Pot, squat and round, having a shallow foot with rim, olive green and brownish red, of unknown composition but possibly steatite/soapstone, India or Iran ? |
| Physical description | A squat, round, thin-walled pot with a wide mouth and a narrower, recessed foot with rim. Fashioned in an olive green and brownish red stone of unknown composition but possibly steatite/soapstone, with a dull polish and a greasy lustre, showing residual tool marks as evidence of being turned on a lathe. |
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| Object history | This pot was bought by the South Kensington Museum for the sum of 8 shillings. |
| Summary | This pot has been fashioned from a fairly soft material as evidenced by the fine tool marks that remain on the surfaces, showing that it was fashioned by turning on a lathe. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 655-1876 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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