Ashes urn

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The Ashes urn is a small terracotta cricket trophy, traditionally said to contain the ashes of a burnt bail, that has become one of the most iconic symbols of the historic Test series rivalry between England and Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricket trophy
sports trophy
associatedEvent 1882–83 Ashes tour NERFINISHED
associatedPerson Florence Morphy NERFINISHED
Ivo Bligh NERFINISHED
associatedWith Australia national cricket team NERFINISHED
England national cricket team NERFINISHED
The Ashes NERFINISHED
The Sporting Times obituary of English cricket
color brown
competition The Ashes Test series NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin Australia
culturalSignificance symbol of Anglo-Australian sporting rivalry
depicts urn with inscription on front label
describedAs small urn
exhibitedAt MCC Museum at Lord's NERFINISHED
genre Test cricket
hasPart paper label on front
small wooden pedestal
hasReplica replica Ashes urns used in presentations
height approximately 11 cm
heritageStatus important cricketing artifact
iconicStatus one of the most famous trophies in cricket
inception 1882
1883
influencedBy mock obituary in The Sporting Times
inscription The Ashes NERFINISHED
keptIn display case at Lord's
languageOfInscription English
loanedFor special exhibitions
location Lord's Cricket Ground NERFINISHED
Marylebone Cricket Club Museum NERFINISHED
madeFor Ivo Bligh NERFINISHED
material terracotta
mediaFranchise The Ashes NERFINISHED
notUsedAs official series trophy
ownedBy Marylebone Cricket Club NERFINISHED
presentedAs personal gift
security rarely travels outside Lord's
shape classical urn form
sport cricket
status not physically awarded to winning team
symbolOf Test cricket rivalry between England and Australia
traditionallySaidToContain ashes of a burnt bail
ashes of burnt cricket equipment
typeOfAward symbolic series prize
usedAs symbolic trophy

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The Ashes trophy Ashes urn
The Ashes namedAfter Ashes urn