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Name of Object:

Milk jar

Location:

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Musée National du Bardo

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Le Bardo, Tunis

Date of Object:

Late 18th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Ceramic

Dimensions:

H. 45 cm, Ø 30 cm

Provenance:

Qallaline

Description:

This butter jar with a dagra lid has a spherical body and rests on a small pedestal. It is decorated with a polychromatic pattern, organised in rows. Medallion shapes filled with flowers cover the lower half of the body, and the lid is also densely decorated with flowers, and framed by a lattice.

Citation of this web page:

"Milk jar " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;14;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 014

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