Cosmetic box with cover

Details

• Title

  Cosmetic box with cover

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  9th - 10th century AD (AD 801 - 1000)

• Material and technique

  ceramic

• Object type

  container › cosmetic-container › cosmetic-box

• Dimensions

  with lid 6.5 cm (height)
  without lid 4.8 cm (height)
  10.3 cm (diameter)
  at foot 5.8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.230

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