Sphero-Conical Vessel
900-1100 (made)
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Vessel, grey earthenware, of sphero-conical form with tapering end and the the neck with pronounced groove, the shoulders with three ribs or flanges, incised decoration of dots
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, incised |
| Brief description | Sphero-conical vessel, earthenware, with three flanges on shoulder, unglazed, Eastern Iran, 900-1100. Found in Samarkand. |
| Physical description | Vessel, grey earthenware, of sphero-conical form with tapering end and the the neck with pronounced groove, the shoulders with three ribs or flanges, incised decoration of dots |
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| Gallery label | OBJECTS VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS FIRE-GRENADES, SPRINKLERS OR WINE-BOTTLES.
10th century and later.
619/1-5-1878, 1750-1898, 2247, C.1463-1921.(Used until 02/2003) |
| Credit line | Given by Major W. J. Myers |
| Historical context | Historically catalogued as a fire grenade, sprinkler or wine bottle. |
| Production | Found in Samarkand |
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| Bibliographic reference | For the life of Myers see R. T. Stearn, “Myers, William Joseph (1858–1899)”, The Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, 2004) |
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| Accession number | 1750-1898 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2005 |
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