Model
1st century-2nd century (made)
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Model of a well-head, oblong rectangular form with frame imitating woodwork. Grey earthenware decorated on the sides in panels of sunk relief. In front are an ox and a horse both tethered: at the back is a man stirring the contents of a large pail and another confronting a wolf-like animal; at one end is a man leading a goat, and a the other an indistinct figure; borders of straight lines and triangles. Attached in front is a shallow trough patterned with incised squares, incised stamped with rosettes in round
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Unglazed earthenware with stamped and moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Model of a well-head, unglazed earthenware with stamped and moulded decoration; China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD |
| Physical description | Model of a well-head, oblong rectangular form with frame imitating woodwork. Grey earthenware decorated on the sides in panels of sunk relief. In front are an ox and a horse both tethered: at the back is a man stirring the contents of a large pail and another confronting a wolf-like animal; at one end is a man leading a goat, and a the other an indistinct figure; borders of straight lines and triangles. Attached in front is a shallow trough patterned with incised squares, incised stamped with rosettes in round |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
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| Accession number | C.913-1935 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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