Flask
7th century (made)
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Pilgrim-flask of stoneware, with olive-brown glaze. Flattened globular form, with spreading foot, small neck and; on the shoulder, two loop handles. Moulded in high relief on either side and depicting dancing and piping figures among scrolling branches of a flowering vine together with a small figure of a boy.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed stoneware with moulded relief decoration |
| Brief description | Pilgrim-flask, stoneware with moulded relief decoration and olive-brown glaze, China, Tang dynasty, 7th century |
| Physical description | Pilgrim-flask of stoneware, with olive-brown glaze. Flattened globular form, with spreading foot, small neck and; on the shoulder, two loop handles. Moulded in high relief on either side and depicting dancing and piping figures among scrolling branches of a flowering vine together with a small figure of a boy. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Colour Plate No. 16 |
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| Accession number | C.432-1920 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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