Three-legged basin, or lian, with tigers and mountains in relief

Details

• Title

  Three-legged basin, or lian, with tigers and mountains in relief

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 9)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with green lead glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  glazed

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › censer › lian;

  container › vessel › basin;

  container › vessel › pot › toilet-pot

• Dimensions

  15.8 cm (height)
  19.5 cm (diameter)

• 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.

  EA1956.3100

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