IDNO

P.48996.ACH2

Description

“Pot descovered by M.F.Powell, 26 ft below surface, resting on hard blue clay, beneath the Tin bearing gravels at KA551 Tin Mine, JOS Nigeria.
Given to me by Powell 1.12.33.
Sent to the Dept. of Oriental Antiquities & Ethnography, British Museum 12.12.33.
Ornamented with rolled cord pattern.
Photo by Col. J.D.Blyth.” [Wild’s annotation, JD 23/9/2009]

Place

W Africa; Europe British Isles; Nigeria; United Kingdom; Jos; England; London; British Museum

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

?Wild, Robert Powley (Captain)

Date

Collection Name

Unmounted Haddon Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The print was found in envelope now marked C157/2/6/. This envelope was found in drawer 2 of the green cabinet. The entire cabinet was previously numbered as “batch 143” and is now re-numbered C157/ by the transcriber.