Civic Museum Paleontology and Palaeo-ethonology “Decio de Lorentiis” Recipient for
gunpowder.Bronze. Ethnic Art, north western Africa. 19th - 20th century.
Small bronze flask for gunpowder. The neck has a plait decoration in the vicinity of the rim and at the attachment of the rounded body, thin in the central part; in the proximity of the neck and of the foot there is a band engraved with horizontal parallel lines, which describe concentric circles, ending with small decorations distanced with concentric semicircles.
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Inventory number:
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E.S. 063
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| Precedenti localizzazioni |
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Provenance:
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F. Santini donation 2003
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| Reperimento |
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Place of discovery:
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Dahomey
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| Oggetto |
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Definizione:
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Small flask
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Class and ware:
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Recipient
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| Cronologia |
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Datazione certa secolo:
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19th - 20th century
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| Definizione culturale |
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Cultural milieu:
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Ethnic Craft, north western Africa
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| Dati tecnici |
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Material:
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Bronze, Iron, Silver
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Technique:
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Incision
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Height:
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11,2
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Width:
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6,9
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Thickness:
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5,4
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Varie:
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Unit cm
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