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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

7th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a ram, buff-white earthenware with pale straw lead glaze. The figure is crudely-modelled, standing on a low base cut in the form of hollow and open beneath; it was evidently made in a two-part longitudinal mould. The glaze largely covers the upper part, running down over the legs in places.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded and with lead glaze
Brief description
Figure of a ram, moulded earthenware with lead glaze, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century
Physical description
Figure of a ram, buff-white earthenware with pale straw lead glaze. The figure is crudely-modelled, standing on a low base cut in the form of hollow and open beneath; it was evidently made in a two-part longitudinal mould. The glaze largely covers the upper part, running down over the legs in places.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19.1cm
  • Height: 13cm
Styles
Credit line
J.G. Maxwell Brownjohn Bequest
Production
Label, 1994
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.30-1965

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2009
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