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Description: | Round-based hammered bowl with circular lid. The wide bowl narrows at the grooved neck and has a flat circular rim. It is decorated with bands of incised decoration, the widest band contains alternating scenes of a figure sat on a chair and possible stylised writing. These scenes are surrounded by floral motifs and there are two floral bands at the top and bottom of this band. The base is covered in line and diamond patterns.
The circular lid is slightly domed with a circle impression in the centre. It is covered in incised decoration in concentric bands including scenes of anthromorphic figures around the rim. There is a band of possible stylised writing on the top of the lid.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 378 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | lids brass (alloy) brass bowls (containers) lids (containers) | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-65748 | Go to resource |
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