Cup with striped three-coloured glaze

Details

• Title

  Cup with striped three-coloured glaze

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Henan province (place of creation)

• Date

  8th century AD (AD 701 - 800)
  Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with white slip under a sancai glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  slipped;

  glazed

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment;

  container › vessel › cup

• Dimensions

  4.8 x 8.4 x 6.8 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  at foot 3 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by E. H. North, 1980.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1980.193

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