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A glossy black, round ceramic pot with a short, wide neck and a slightly chipped rim. Its upper half is decorated with a continuous, thick, dark red zigzag pattern outlined by faint incised lines.
Vessel
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Vessel

Maker Zulu Artist
Dateundated
Place of originSouth Africa, Africa
MediumCeramic with polychrome
Dimensions12 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (32.4 x 39.4 x 40 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.71
Collections
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