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Greenware sherd
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › South-east Asia › Indonesia › Sumatra (Kota Cina) (find spot)
- Date
- 13th century (1201 - 1300)
- Associated people
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Dr Edmund Edwards McKinnon (active before 1999) (excavator)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, with green glaze
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 8.3 x 3.6 cm max. (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Dr Edmund Edwards McKinnon, 1990.
- Accession no.
- EAP.18626
Glossary (2)
glaze, stoneware
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
Location
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First floor | Room 28 | Asian Crossroads
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First floor | Room 28 | Asian Crossroads
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