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Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0031   CAS 2018-0006-0031; Jar
Category Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood: sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum)
Description Small jar constructed of single piece of wood that has been covered in a light layer of lacquer in the Japanese Odawara tradition, allowing the original wood grain to remain visible and highlighted; Round, bulbous body and high shoulder rising to a short, slender neck with flaring lip and constricted mouth; “Sassafras” is inscribed on the base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.6, Max Diam = 11.7