Greenware burial vessel section in the form of man holding a goat

Details

• Title

  Greenware burial vessel section in the form of man holding a goat

• Associated place

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

• Date

  4th century AD (AD 301 - 400)
  Western Jin Dynasty (AD 265 - 316)
  Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317 - 420)
  Six Dynasties Period (AD 221 - 589)

• Material and technique

  stoneware, with green glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › stoneware

• Technique index

  glazed

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  container › vessel;

  container › holder › candle-holder;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment

• Dimensions

  10.8 x 7.5 x 5.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.969

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