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Chinese beaten silver cup with foliate scrolls

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An image of Cup. Unknown maker, China. Beaten silver cup, with handle. The foot rim is soldered to the cup, and the handle is riveted to the cup. The exterior is decorated at the top with elegant foliated scrolls and three birds. The same design is repeated below, but without birds. On both rim and foot rim are zigzag borders. The bottom of the foot and handle are decorated with a floral scroll. Silver, height,4.6 cm, diameter 9.7 cm, 700-799. Tang Dynasty (618-907). Acquisition Credit: Bequeathed by Mrs Walter Sedgwick, through the National Arts Collection Fund.

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Cup. Unknown maker, China. Beaten silver cup, with handle. The foot rim is soldered to the cup, and the handle is riveted to the cup. The exterior is decorated at the top with elegant foliated scrolls and three birds. The same design is repeated below, but without birds. On both rim and foot rim are zigzag borders. The bottom of the foot and handle are decorated with a floral scroll. Silver, height,4.6 cm, diameter 9.7 cm, 700-799. Tang Dynasty (618-907). Acquisition Credit: Bequeathed by Mrs Walter Sedgwick, through the National Arts Collection Fund.

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  • Accession Number: O.5-1968
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/32.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 785 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 86.37kB
  • Exposure time: 1/180
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 32/1

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_WF_ArtFund beaten silver birds Chinese cup drinking vessel Fitz_AA foliate foliated handled riveted scrolls Silver silverware soldered T'ang Dynasty Tang Dynasty vessel zig-zag zigzag

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