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Maker: Unknown
Unglazed earthenware wine vessel, with an avoid body which tapers to a high neck. Globular dark grey body, incised with two bands of mythological animals and four bands of geometric pattern. The body has a dressing of blackish clay which has been polished. On the shoulder are two conventionalised owls on tiger heads, below which is a ring holder.
History note: Unknown before testator
Oscar C. Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1946
Height: 36.2 cm
Width: 27.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.
Han Dynasty (BC 206 - AD 220)
206
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220
Accession number: OC.5-1946
Primary reference Number: 77749
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Wine vessel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77749 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:29:04
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