Jars

Museum number:
9-11775
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
servers for Diwali Festival; four ceramic jars joined together; handle above; silver-like painted ground with purple with design and orange dots; height 8.5 cm (jars), 10 cm. (handle)
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1968-1970
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jars
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
sweet servers for 'Diwali' (Festival of Lights)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
jars— height 8.5 centimeters and handle— length 10 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Jars, accession number 9-11775, described as servers for Diwali Festival; four ceramic jars joined together; handle above; silver-like painted ground with purple with design and orange dots; height 8.5 cm (jars), 10 cm. (handle)Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Jars, accession number 9-11775, described as servers for Diwali Festival; four ceramic jars joined together; handle above; silver-like painted ground with purple with design and orange dots; height 8.5 cm (jars), 10 cm. (handle)Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Jars, accession number 9-11775, described as servers for Diwali Festival; four ceramic jars joined together; handle above; silver-like painted ground with purple with design and orange dots; height 8.5 cm (jars), 10 cm. (handle)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jars, accession number 9-11775, described as servers for Diwali Festival; four ceramic jars joined together; handle above; silver-like painted ground with purple with design and orange dots; height 8.5 cm (jars), 10 cm. (handle)

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