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Production: Unknown
Lead-glazed earthenware ewer of Sassanian form, with green and brown stained glaze. The ewer has an ovoid body, with a neck in the form of a bird's head. There are panels bordered by flowers, with depictions in low relief of an archer on horseback shooting backwards, and a bird perched on a plant.
History note: Unknown before seller
Bought with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 12.1 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1934) by Brangwyn, Frank
T’ang Dynasty (618-906)
618
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906
Accession number: C.48-1934
Primary reference Number: 75248
Brangwyn Collection: 5
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ewer" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75248 Accessed: 2024-12-18 11:18:28
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