coffee pot

A coffee pot made of copper alloy. The bottom of the pot is bulbous before tapering in slightly and forming a waisted cylinder for the main section of the body. There are incised lines around the bulbous section and near the top of the body are five bands of imprinted motifs. The handle is curved with a hinge at the top connecting the lid to the handle. The lid has incised decoration and triangular piercings with a tall finial. The spout is high up on the body of the pot and is long and curved. The cover of the spout is hinged and decorated.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2010.162
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 240 mm x 230 mm x 90 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
copper alloy
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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