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Black ware jar with leaf design

  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (north China) (place of creation)
    Date
    2nd half of the 11th century - 1st half of the 12th century
    Material and technique
    stoneware, with black and brown iron glazes; partly-glazed base
    Dimensions
    9 cm (height)
    11.6 cm (diameter)
    at base 5.6 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    containervessel jar
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Professor A. H. Sayce, 1935.
    Accession no.
    EAX.1574

Glossary

stoneware

  • 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

    • Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800

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