Box and Lid
10th century (made)
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Circular box and lid, buff stoneware with olive-green glaze. Low straight-sided body with spreading foot-ring. Flanged rim to take the cover, which is straight-sided and flat topped. Three concentric rings impressed on the top. The base is glazed and shows four spur marks.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Box and lid, buff stoneware with olive-green glaze; Hunan province, China, about 10th century |
| Physical description | Circular box and lid, buff stoneware with olive-green glaze. Low straight-sided body with spreading foot-ring. Flanged rim to take the cover, which is straight-sided and flat topped. Three concentric rings impressed on the top. The base is glazed and shows four spur marks. |
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| Object history | C.30 to 36-1952 are types repeatedly excavated at Changsha (Hunan province) and manufactured at Yo-chou. Similar pieces were displayed and discussed at a lecture given to the Oriental Ceramic Society in Feb 1952 by Dr. Isaac Newton, entitled "1000 years of potting in Hunan province." |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.34&A-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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