Earthenware pottery
Tripod Jar
Date uncertain (made)
Date uncertain (made)
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| Place of origin |
Tripod burial urn, almost tubular body, resting on three tubular short feet; clearly defined shoulder contracting to the thich out-turned rim of the wide mouth. Unornamented, buff-coloured earthenware.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Earthenware pottery |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, unglazed and 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 contracting to the thich out-turned rim of the wide mouth. Unornamented, buff-coloured earthenware. |
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| 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. Pre-historic |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.307-1923 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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