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Cinerary Jar on a Floating Ground IV
Floating cinerary jar with cover in orange-brown Etruria marl with visible inclusions, unglazed, the ground formed of a wooden base and back covered with buff-coloured Venetian plaster, the jar with a flat base and oval cross-section, tapering sides and flat shoulders with circular inset cover, the body has two evenly spaced, concentric, horizontal 'ribs' around its circumference, these have been left in a relatively unfinished state in some areas and small scrpaings of clay are visible, the plaster base is constructed in wood with a layer of Venetian plaster on the visible faces and has a flat platform and perpendicular back.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39551
Creation/Production
Stair, Julian
Ashok Specialists Venetian Plaster Finishes
Date: 2011 –
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of artist, ACE & DWT, 8/7/2014
Purchased with support from the artist, Arts Council of England and The Derek Williams Trust
Measurements
Height
(cm): 20.8
Height
(in): 8
diam
(cm): 19
diam
(in): 7
Height
(cm): 40
Height
(in): 16
Width
(cm): 40
Width
(in): 16
Depth
(cm): 40
Depth
(in): 16
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
constructed
plaster and wood
Material
Etruria marl
wood
plaster
Location
In store
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