Vessel for serving beer (Izikhamba)
20th century
Object PlaceSouth Africa
Medium/TechniqueBlackened terracotta with incised decoration;
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 12 1/2 x 15 Diameter in. (31.8 x 38 Diameter cm)
Credit LineGift of Suzanne and Bernard Pucker in honor of and with friendship for Charles and Judy Hood
Accession number2000.1237.1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenancePurchased in South Africa by Bernard and Suzanne Pucker, Boston; 2000, year-end gift of Bernard and Suzanne Pucker to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 2001)
20th century
about 1750
12th–14th century
about 500 B.C.–A.D. 200
about 500 B.C.–A.D. 200
19th century