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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
2007,3027.60
Description
Stoneware bowl rim sherd; white body covered with a slip and a clear off-white coloured glaze.
Cultures/periods
Tang dynasty
(?)
Five Dynasties
(?)
Northern Song dynasty
(?)
Production date
9thC(mid)-10thC
Production place
Made in:
Henan (province)
(or elsewhere in South China)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Prof John Carswell
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Mantai
Materials
stoneware
Type series
Siraf Class WWSL
(For class codes see Siraf publication)
Siraf Type BR3
(For type codes see Siraf publication)
Technique
slipped
glazed
Dimensions
Diameter:
22 centimetres
(rim diameter)
Height:
4.30 centimetres
Length:
3.70 centimetres
Thickness:
6.60 centimetres
Percentage:
5 % of rim
Location
Not on display
Department
Asia
Registration number
2007,3027.60