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Inkwell
Inkwell, glazed earthenware, squat, bottle-shape body with circular base, the sides flaring slightly to a distinct shoulder, circular mouth with a thickened, short neck, possibly formed by folding over the clay at leather hard stage; the inkwell is made from earthenware with a grey-pink matrix with grit inclusions, a light grey slip has been applied to the body and mouth, as well as a thick greenish, glassy, highly vitrified glaze that has bubbled in the kiln, the base is unslipped and unglazed but has been very roughly smoothed; there is a section of loose, fired clay inside the inkwell.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39065
Measurements
Height
(cm): 4.8
Height
(in): 1
diam(cm) foot:5.6
diam(cm)
diam(in) foot:2 1/4
diam(in)
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