vase;
sewing-kit
- Museum number
- EA37412
- Description
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Dark blue-green glazed composition vase with flat base, convex sides, short neck and everted ledge-rim, originally with two lug handles on the shoulder (now broken), the exterior and rim are damaged in a number of places; the lid is circular with a centrally placed cylindrical handle, the top is decorated with a moulded green wreath in relief; the contents consist of a mass of fragments of basket work, seven ball of wool (beige, orange, red, green and blue), a large amount of beige woollen thread, twisted together and wound around a bundle of twigs, other disassociated lengths of wool, two iron needles, a small iron spoon, and a segment of dried fruit skin (?).
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 9.05 - 14.40 centimetres
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Height: 12.50 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- fair (damaged in a number of places)
- Acquisition date
- 1902
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA37412
- Registration number
- 1902,1011.111
