Jar

Museum number:
9-254
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Somewhat similar to 253 except smaller; constricted neck; brass jar (lota) with copper inlays; flaring lip; alternating vertical bands of copper and elaborately worked brass with floral motifs; flat base; height 10.5 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
India
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Copper (metal), and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jars
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Jar, accession number 9-254, described as Somewhat similar to 253 except smaller; constricted neck; brass jar (lota) with copper inlays; flaring lip; alternating vertical bands of copper and elaborately worked brass with floral motifs; flat base; height 10.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Jar, accession number 9-254, described as Somewhat similar to 253 except smaller; constricted neck; brass jar (lota) with copper inlays; flaring lip; alternating vertical bands of copper and elaborately worked brass with floral motifs; flat base; height 10.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-254, described as Somewhat similar to 253 except smaller; constricted neck; brass jar (lota) with copper inlays; flaring lip; alternating vertical bands of copper and elaborately worked brass with floral motifs; flat base; height 10.5 cm

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