Head of a griffin from a vase handle

Details

• Title

  Head of a griffin from a vase handle

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Xinjiang › Khotan (place of creation)

• Date

  3rd - 6th century AD (AD 201 - 600)

• Material and technique

  terracotta, moulded

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › terracotta

• Technique index

  formed › moulded

• Object type

  component › handle;

  container › vessel › vase;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  6.9 x 6 x 2.7 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by A. F. R. Hoernle, 1903.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.48

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