Urn Lid Item Number: N2.1050 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blue glazed ceramic lid in shape of a temple roof. The upper ridge has a large fish protruding from each end. Inscription on bottom of lid.
Cultural Context
funerary urn
Item History
- Made in Okinawa, Japan
- Collected by Wayne Suttles during 1954
- Owned by Wayne Suttles before 1954
- Received from Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source) during 1954
What
- Name
- Urn Lid
- Identification Number
- N2.1050
- Type of Item
- lid
- Material
- clay and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- slab built and modelled
- Overall
- height 42.0 cm, width 42.0 cm, depth 32.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Field Collector
- Wayne Suttles
- Previous Owner
- Wayne Suttles
- Received from
- Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okinawa, Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 82
- Accession Number
- 2171/0129