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Porcelain sherd

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    Associated place
    Male (place of excavation)
    China (place of creation)
    Date
    16th century (1501 - 1600)
    Associated people
    Professor John Carswell (born 1931) (field collector)
    Material and technique
    porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue
    Dimensions
    6 x 6.5 x 2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    porcelain
    Technique index
    painted,
    painted,
    painted,
    painted,
    glazed,
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    Object type index
    vessel
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Professor John Carswell, 1976.
    Accession no.
    EAP.7044

  • Further reading

    Carswell, John, ‘China and Islam in the Maldive Islands’, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society, 41, (1977), cat. p. 172, pl. 63 d

Glossary (2)

porcelain, underglaze painting

Location

    • First floor | Room 28 | Asian Crossroads

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