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Funerary vase: C.20 & A-1927

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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Hard paste porcelain funerary vase and cover. The vase is tall and slim, decorated at the top and on the cover with crude, applied scrolls and figures. On the top of the cover is a phoenix. In a frieze around the shoulders are twelve 'figures' (one missing), which are believed to be the deities of the zodiac.

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Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 13.3 cm
Height: 63.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905-04-10) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Six Dynasties
Production date: before AD 0618 : Pre T'ang

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.20 & A-1927
Primary reference Number: 72981

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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

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