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Pillow in the form of a rabbit with three colour glaze
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Henan province (place of creation)
- Date
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2nd half of the 9th century - 10th century AD
Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, with incised decoration under a sancai glaze
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 13 x 7.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Barbara Martin, 2011.
- Accession no.
- EA2011.65
Glossary (2)
earthenware, 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.
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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