Ink slab

Details

• Title

  Ink slab

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)
  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• Material and technique

  bronze, lined in stone

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze;

  inorganic › stone

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  communications equipment › art/writing equipment › ink-stone

• Dimensions

  with lid 7 cm (height)
  without lid 3.3 cm (height)
  12.5 cm (diameter)
  558 g (weight)

• No. of items

  4

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.874

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