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(Production)
Stoneware ovoid funerary jar and lid with a thin light greyish green crackled glaze, with some brownish green patches. The top half has three horizontal bulges around the body with incised diagonal lines, while the bottom half has incised lotus leaves. Five short vertical spouts for incense sticks. The side of the jar is everted at base.
Unglazed, slightly recessed, base. Reddish brown in colour. Some kiln sand adhering. Unglazed lip.
Dome shaped lid with taller dome shaped knob with hole in centre. Underside is glazed, and slightly reddish brown.
Given by Dr W. M. Tapp
Height: 27.5 cm
Width: 14 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1905-04-15)
by
Tapp, W. M., Dr
Decoration
Accession number: C.46 & A-1932
Primary reference Number: 75173
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Funerary jar"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75173 Accessed: 2022-06-30 04:24:47
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