pedestal, white sand-stone; cylinder shape; the interior consisting of a shallow trough encircling the center (the same height as the sides); no base; height 13 cm x diameter 22.4 cm Made by - c. 1932
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Banda Dist.
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1970
Materials:
Sandstone (sand-stone)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
used under legs of food storage box/cabinet; water is put in the trough to keep out ants - not mortar, per R. Lerner, cf. acc. file memo - I. Jacknis
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 22.4 centimeters and height 13 centimeters