Round-bottomed, globular, flared-necked pot with four looped handles and four lugs around top of bottom. Z ones of incised and stamped decoration. Chips in rim. Blackened areas on exterior. Stain on rim and interior.
Akhe. Clay pot described as "Juju ar". Placed full of water under a piece of bark to prevent thefts from gardens. Round-bottomed, globular, flared-necked pot with four looped handles and four lugs around top of bottom. Incised and stamped decoration. Chips in rim. Blackened areas on exterior. Stain on rim and interior.
Catalogue card reads, in black ink: "22.1060 | Africa / -Benin. / Natives Juju ar. / (AKE) / Pottery jar from Benin City - places full of water - under a piece of bark to prevent thefts from gardens. / D. Dr A.C. Haddon."
In second hand, black ink: [before Benin] "Nigeria:"
Red circular sticker in bottom right corner of card.