vase (containers)

Footed vase with a shaped, elongated neck. It is decorated with underglaze painting on a white ground in shades of blue and turquoise, with an all-over stylised floral pattern in the main body between bands suggestive of lotus petals. There are two inscriptions on the underside: 'Jeyp No. 299 R. 1/8', and '3944'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn1803
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 266 mm x 140 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
clay; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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