Greenware bowl and lid surmounted by an animal

Details

• Title

  Greenware bowl and lid surmounted by an animal

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Zhejiang province › Yue kiln-sites (place of creation)

• Date

  5th century AD (AD 401 - 500)
  Six Dynasties Period (AD 221 - 589)

• Material and technique

  stoneware, with green glaze; unglazed base

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › stoneware

• Technique index

  glazed

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › vessel › bowl

• Dimensions

  9.5 cm (height)
  at foot 4.2 cm (height)
  17.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.971

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