Flask-Shaped Vessel

Seen culture, Mali, African

1340 - 1460

  • Titles Flask-Shaped Vessel (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay, slip
  • Dimensions 14 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Diam. (36.8 x 21.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Anonymous gift, 1989.231
  • Work Type vessel
  • Classification Containers

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