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White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragonsside

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  • White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons (side)
  • White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons (side)
  • White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons (side)
  • White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons (side)
  • White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons (oblique)
  • White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons (detail, neck)
  • White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons (bottom)
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White ware amphora with handles in the form of dragons

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    Associated place
    China (north China) (place of creation)
    Date
    7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)
    Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)
    Material and technique
    earthenware, with incised decoration on the neck, and with a white glaze; unglazed base
    Dimensions
    37 cm (height)
    18 cm (diameter)
    at base 10 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    earthenware
    Technique index
    incised,
    incised,
    glazed,
    glazed
    Object type index
    figurine,
    amphora
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
    Accession no.
    EA1956.1072

Glossary (2)

earthenware, glaze

Location

    • Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800

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