Jar
Mambila · Nigeria
Reference: TRRC-4
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- Height
- 26 cm
- Material
- Cooked clay
Terracotta jug of anthropomorphic forms whose handles are the arms, exaggerated, of the character and the vessel his body. Large mouth, ceramic characteristic Mambila. It is…
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Full original description
Terracotta jug of anthropomorphic forms whose handles are the arms, exaggerated, of the character and the vessel his body. Large mouth, ceramic characteristic Mambila. It is inspired by the ancient jars Mambila of the centuries XIII a XVI.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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