Round-bottomed, globular, flared-necked pot with four looped handles and four lugs around top of bottom. Zones of incised and stamped decoration. Chips in rim, one of the handles has been broken off and repaired. Blackened areas on exterior. Stain on rim.
Rachel Hand: 'No label, but found with articles of Thomas Collection, from Nigeria. Assumed to be from Benin due to striking resemblance to 1922.1060' (25/07/2001).
Catalogue card reads, in black ink: "Z. 20507 | W. AFRICA | ? Nigeria / No provenance / Round-bottomed, flared-necked pot with four looped handles and four lugs around top of bottom. Zones of incised and stamped decoration. / No label, but found with articles of Thomas Coll'n, from Nigeria. / PTO [arrow]"
Second hand, black ink: ["?" and "No provenance" struck through] "Benin" [below description] "Assumed to be from Benin due to striking resemblance to e.g. 22.1060"
Red circular sticker in bottom right of card.
On rear of card: ink drawing of vessel.