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Maker: Unknown
Cup-mouthed amphora. Near-white, high-fired earthenware, thrown and turned with applied hand-modelled handles, partially clear lead-glaze. The amphora is of ovoid shape, with slender cylindrical neck and dish mouth. The strap handles extending from the shoulders of the vase are decorated at the top with dragons' heads descending into the mouth, and are adorned with three `bobbles' each. The glaze stops at a fairly regular line well above the base.
History note: Purchased from Franck, April 1921, by Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d.1950) for £10.0s.0d; the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 33.1 cm
Width: 16.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
7th Century-8th Century#
Circa
600
-
800
Glaze
composed of
lead-glaze
( clear)
Body
Decoration
Handles
Accession number: C.608-1991
Primary reference Number: 20978
Old object number: CHICER/269
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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