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Greenware stand in the form of a ram
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Zhejiang province › Yue kiln-sites (place of creation)
- Date
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4th century AD (AD 301 - 400)
Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317 - 420)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, hand-modelled, with carved, incised, and iron spot decoration under a green glaze; pierced at top
- Dimensions
- 9 x 12.2 x 5.3 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.
- LI1301.150
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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. C126
Glossary (2)
glaze, stoneware
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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.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Barlow Collection
The small animal is finely shaped, depicted reclining, its legs seperately modelled and folded under the body. Small wings are indicated by incised and stippled lines on both sides, the spine is marked by incising, the tail attached like a small lug. The head is modelled with closed mouth, pearl-shaped eyes in carved sockets, curved horns and small ears, all with incised detail to indicate hair. The top is pierced with a circular hole that continues into the body. The thin light green glaze adheres well to the body. The features of the head are accentuated by iron-brown spots, and further brown spots are applied to the tail and on either side of it. The legs show remains of white firing supports underneath.
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