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Bowl: OC.19-1946

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Tazza shaped mortuary vessel, made from hard white pottery, covered with a thin cream coloured glaze. Shallow circular bowl with slightly overlapping rim and perpendicular sides, leading down to a projecting ridge. Inverted trumpet mouth base. On the sides of the bowl are three masks and three Buddhas of applique slip.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 17.1 cm
Height: 12.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

T’ang Dynasty (618-906)
618 - 906

Materials used in production

Pottery
Slip coating
Glaze

Techniques used in production

Applied
Slip coating
Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.19-1946
Primary reference Number: 205095
Oscar Raphael: 5
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Audit data

Created: Friday 7 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 11 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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