Name of Object:

Small pot

Location:

Algiers, Algeria

Holding Institution:

Musée Public National des Arts et Traditions Populaires

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Date of Object:

19th century

Inventory Number:

05/163/07

Dimensions:

H: 5 cm

Description:

This small pot is decorated on its base and its neck by a braided band with a red copper outline. Rectangular cartouches on the body, also outlined in red copper, contain silver Arabic inscriptions reading "hard work brings rewards" and "patience wins the race".

Citation of this web page:

"Small pot " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;dz;8;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: DZ 030