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White ware inkstone with taotie masks
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Details
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- Date
- 7th - 8th century AD (AD 601 - 800)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, mould-made, with white glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
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2.1 cm (height)
at top 5.2 cm (diameter)
at base 7 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.1116
Glossary (3)
glaze, stoneware, taotie
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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.
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taotie
Stylized monster mask decoration with prominent eyes and scrolling horns. The motif has been known since the 1100s. Its significance remains mysterious.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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