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Granary: C.52-2007

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Unknown

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Description

Stoneware with pale-blue transparent glaze and applied motif.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by P.H.D.S. Wikramaratna in memory of his brother Professor P.H. Diananda

Measurements and weight

Height: 20 cm
Width: 14.5 cm

Relative size of this object

14.5 cm20 cm What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2007-11-19) by Wikramaratna, P. H. D. S.

Dating

12th Century
Song Dynasty
Circa 960 - 1279

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Moulded : Stoneware with pale-blue transparent glaze
Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.52-2007
Primary reference Number: 163285
Entry form number: 976
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 January 2020 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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