Greenware vessel in the form of a lion

Details

• Title

  Greenware vessel in the form of a lion

• Associated place

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

• Date

  late 4th century - early 5th century AD
  Six Dynasties Period (AD 221 - 589)

• Material and technique

  stoneware, with incised decoration under a green glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › stoneware

• Technique index

  marked › incised;

  glazed

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  container › vessel › pourer › water-pourer;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment

• Dimensions

  7.6 x 11.3 x 5.4 cm (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.

  EA1956.975

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