Watermelon honey pot «Onichtopf», «Honichtopf»

Item number according to the museum receipts book:

СМК 5764

Name:

Watermelon honey pot «Onichtopf», «Honichtopf»

Dating

Early 20th century

Place of manufacture

Village of Kukkus, Novouzensky Uezd, Samara Governorate

Author, manufacturer

Material

The clay is red.

Manufacturing technique

Made on a potter's wheel.

Dimensions: length, width, height or diameter (L, W, H, D)

Height is 73, body length is 31.

Description of an artifact

The body is in the form of an amphora, smoothly tapering downward, the bottom is flat, the neck is low, wide, the rim is ridge-shaped, bent outward. On the shoulder, there are two small loop-shaped handles, round in profile. The surface is smooth.

Source and date of receipt of the museum piece:

Expedition of 1920.

Inventory number given the second stage (scientific description) of bookkeeping at the museum

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