Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Pot

Subject

Vessel

Description

Water pot with narrow neck and linked knot work handle, rounded shape with horizontal lines and rounded base.

Source

A. Mohideen collection

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size, of reverse
Whole

Identifier

am.b15

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

N. Sri Lanka or India

Measurements (H: W: L:)

15.2 x 8.9 x 17.5 cm. (6 x 3 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)

Materials

Brass alloy

Techniques

Cast and turned

Features

Handle with knot

Notes

A. K. Coomaraswamy, Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, 1908, p. 203

Citation

"Pot," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #997, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/997 (accessed May 12, 2024).

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