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Earthenware model of oxen and cart
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Details
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- Date
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1st half of the 8th century AD
Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, with traces of red pigment
- Dimensions
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ox and cart 19.7 x 47.5 x 12.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
cart 19.7 x 18.5 x 12.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
oxen 19 x 24.5 x 10 cm (height x width x depth)
wheel 7 cm (height)
wheel 15 cm (diameter)
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transport/carrier › vehicle › land vehicle › cart,
- No. of items
- 8
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.1030
Glossary
earthenware
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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.
Location
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Ground floor | Room 10 | China to 800
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Ground floor | Room 10 | China to 800
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