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Sherd: OC.11B-1940

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Pot sherd, Yueh ware. Half of the lower part of a large bowl without a foot rim, but a hollow indentation and ring mark inside. Depicting a phoenix incised below a brownish green celadon glaze

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Eumorfopoulos

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.9 cm
Length: 23.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Eumorfopoulos, Mrs

Materials used in production

Celadon glaze
Pottery

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Incising

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.11B-1940
Primary reference Number: 77541
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 6 July 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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