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Fragment: OC.11A-1940

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Pot sherd, Yueh ware. Possibly the foot rim of a bowl, with finely incised phoenix birds inside, under a grey green celadon glaze. There is a ring mark inside the foot-ring

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Eumorfopoulos

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 11.7 cm
Height: 1.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Eumorfopoulos, Mrs

Materials used in production

Celadon glaze
Pottery

Techniques used in production

Incising
Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.11A-1940
Primary reference Number: 77540

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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