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Bottle: C.4-1924

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Ring handled stoneware bottle with circular incised bands on shoulders and upper body. Reddish brown slip and patches of brown glaze evident on interior of the mouth and body.
Unglazed lower body, foot ring, and base. Darkened terracotta biscuit.

Notes

History note: Supposedly excavated at Sawankhalok, Thailand

Legal notes

Given by Louis Colville Grey Clarke

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.4 cm
Height: 11.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1924) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Components of the work

Bands
Foor Ring
Lower Body, Base

Materials used in production

Slip coating
Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Slip coating
Glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4-1924
Primary reference Number: 74999

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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