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Figure of a mule
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)
Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, moulded and luted together, covered in white slip under a transparent glaze
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 26.3 x 7.8 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.420
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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. S25
Glossary (4)
earthenware, glaze, luted, slip
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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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luted
The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Barlow Collection
The mule is standing four square on a rectangular plinth, the head lowered, the eyes clearly modelled, the emaciated body showing its rib cage, the long mane combed to the left, the fringes indicated, and the short tail hanging down. The pale beige pottery body is covered with a white slip and a transparent glaze which is largely degraded.
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