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ewer
Object Type
ewer
Museum number
1961,0515.3
Description
Ewer (handle, two small handles and spout). Stoneware and high-fired glaze with splashed decoration. Tongguan wares from Changsha were used domestically, or exported.
Cultures/periods
Tang dynasty
Production date
618-906
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Hunan (province)
(?)
Materials
pottery
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Height:
29.87 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Vainker 1991 / Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present
(p.83; fig.63)
Location
On display
(G33/dc13b/s3)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Bluett & Sons
Acquisition date
1961
Department
Asia
Registration number
1961,0515.3
Conservation
Treatment
: 12 May 2017