Room 38 | China from AD 800 gallery
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White ware bowl with ring handle
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Details
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- Material and technique
- earthenware, with white glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
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4.5 cm (height)
with handle 7.1 cm (width)
5.3 cm (diameter)
at base 1.9 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.1145
Glossary (2)
earthenware, glaze
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earthenware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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