Painted terracotta pitcher (cannàta)

Painted terracotta pitcher (cannàta) Painted earthenware oil storage jar, perhaps European Painted earthenware oil storage jar, perhaps European Painted earthenware oil storage jar, perhaps European

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Painted earthenware oil storage jar, perhaps European
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted earthenware oil storage jar, perhaps European
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted earthenware oil storage jar, perhaps European
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted terracotta pitcher (cannàta), used for transporting and dispensing water or liquids, made in Pontecorvo, Italy, late nineteenth or early twentieth century.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A638372
Materials:
terracotta (baked clay)
Measurements:
height 380 mm
diameter 295 mm
type:
storage jar