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Sherd

618-906 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
China (made)

Sherd of a flat dish with a deeply carved geometrical border, grey porcellaneous stoneware with greenish-brown glaze; glazed foot.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Stoneware
Object type
Sherd
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, carved, glazed
Stoneware
Glazed
Carved
Brief description
Sherd of a flat dish, grey porcellaneous stoneware with carved decoration under greenish-brown glaze, China, Tang dynasty (618-906)
Physical description
Sherd of a flat dish with a deeply carved geometrical border, grey porcellaneous stoneware with greenish-brown glaze; glazed foot.
Dimensions
  • Width: 10.5cm
Style
Tang
Credit line
Given by Mr A. L. B. Ashton
Production
Inventory
Subject depicted
Geometric Patterns
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.166-1934

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O494537/sherd-unknown/
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