The Barlow Collection
A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).
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Wine cup with 'ear' handles
- loan
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Literature notes
The cups are very degraded and have lost much of their glaze, and may include replacements.
The small cups are crisply moulded in oval form, resting on a flat oval base, and flanked by thick rounded, ear-shaped handles with emphasized outline and a zigzag line raised in relief. The grey pottery body is fully covered with a dark green glaze which is largely degraded and has partly turned iridescent through burial. The ears sometimes have spur marks. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
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1st - 2nd century AD (AD 1 - 200)
Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, hand-modelled, with green lead glaze; glazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
- 3 x 10 x 7.9 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
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covered › coated › glazed › lead-glazed
- Object type index
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container › vessel › cup › drinking-cup › wine-cup,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.352.2
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Further reading
University of Sussex, and Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Barlow Collection, supervised by Regina Krahl, Maurice Howard, and Aiden Leeves (Sussex: University of Sussex, 2006), no. C351b
Glossary (3)
earthenware, glaze, lead glaze
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earthenware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.
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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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lead glaze
A glaze to which lead oxide is added as flux to lower its melting point.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
The cups are very degraded and have lost much of their glaze, and may include replacements.
The small cups are crisply moulded in oval form, resting on a flat oval base, and flanked by thick rounded, ear-shaped handles with emphasized outline and a zigzag line raised in relief. The grey pottery body is fully covered with a dark green glaze which is largely degraded and has partly turned iridescent through burial. The ears sometimes have spur marks.
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