Tripod
ca. 2000 BC (made)
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| Place of origin |
This tripod was buried with the deceased person. Grains or similar foodstuff would have been placed inside the pot.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, unglazed |
| Brief description | Yellow earthenware tripod |
| Physical description | Yellow earthenware. Tripod with three bagged legs. Opposite the small loop handle is a trianglar-shaped upright flange at the rim. On the flange is the not-well-defined face of a human or animal. Two of the legs have been restored. |
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| Summary | This tripod was buried with the deceased person. Grains or similar foodstuff would have been placed inside the pot. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.43-2008 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2009 |
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