Beaker
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Water beaker and loose cover, grey earthenware, thrown, of waisted baluster shape with flaring neck and rounded base, raised on a narrow spreading foot. Loose cover with central depression.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware |
| Brief description | Water beaker or goblet and cover, grey earthenware, handleless; Iraq (Baghdad), mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Water beaker and loose cover, grey earthenware, thrown, of waisted baluster shape with flaring neck and rounded base, raised on a narrow spreading foot. Loose cover with central depression. |
| Object history | Given by William Kennett Loftus, Esq. (1820-1858), a British geologist, naturalist, explorer and archaeological excavator. He discovered the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk, in 1849, and between 1849 and 1852 worked for the British government's Turco- Persian Frontier/Boundary Commission, established to settle the borders between Turkey (Ottoman Empire) and Iran. By 1856, he was in India. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London, in 1901. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4292-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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