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Roped pot on a stand, Igbo-Ukwu

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Primary · Artefact

Date: c. 9th–10th century CE
Creator / context: Igbo-Ukwu metalworkers
Provenance: Excavated by Thurstan Shaw, 1959–60; National Museum, Lagos.
Limitations: Function and patronage are inferred; the excavation context is incomplete for some items.
Citation: Shaw, T. (1970). Igbo-Ukwu: An Account of Archaeological Discoveries in Eastern Nigeria. Faber.