White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons

Details

• Title

  White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons

• Associated place

  Asia › China (north China) (place of creation)

• Date

  7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)
  Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with incised decoration on the neck, and with a white glaze; unglazed base

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  marked › incised;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › storage vessel › amphora;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  37 cm (height)
  18 cm (diameter)
  at base 10 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1072

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