Room 32 | India 600-1900 gallery
Explore Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art from India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
Galleries : 299 objects
Duck water-dropper
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › South-east Asia › Annam (place of creation)
- Date
- 16th century (1501 - 1600)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, with painting in blue under a white glaze
- Dimensions
- 6.9 x 7.5 x 6 cm max. (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
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container › vessel › water-vessel › water-dropper,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by E. H. North, 1980.
- Accession no.
- EA1980.134
Glossary (2)
glaze, stoneware
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
Location
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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