© British Museum
Sacrificial pot
Artist: African
Location: British Museum
Materials: terracotta
Gift:
Review number: 1807 (1955)
Provenance:
John E. Salvin Moore; by descent to Mr O.J.S. Moore.
Description:
Sacrificial pot from the Ruanzore Mountains. Designed for use in human sacrifices, to pour libations of blood to the four winds. Brought from Africa by the explorer John E. Salvin Moore.
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