Accession No
2006.770
Description
Cow horn beaker, dark in colour. Used for drinking beer. Two bands consisting of two engraved parallel lines each decorate the cup 1/3 from the top down. A similar decoration is found near the base of the cup. At the base are two small plugs of wood on opposite sides.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia; Lake Tana; Bahir Dar
Period
Source
Phillipson, David Walter (Professor) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.770
Cultural Affliation
Amhara
Material
Cow Horn; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
140mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Professor David Phillipson, Director of MAA 1981- 2006. Purchased in a market in Banak Dar (Southern end of Lake Tana).
Place in documentation described as Banak Dar (Southern end of Lake Tana). It appears no such place exists (or has been renamed) in which case Bahir Dar in a similar location might be the correct place.
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Cow horn beaker, dark in colour. Used for drinking beer. Two bands consisting of two engraved parallel lines each decorate the cup 1/3 from the top down. A similar decoration is found near the base of the cup. At the base are two small plugs of wood on opposite sides.
Event Date 15/11/2016
Author: Remke Velden
FM:273570
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