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

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206 BC-AD 220 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a dog, earthenware with green lead glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with lead glaze
Brief description
Figure of a dog, earthenware with green lead glaze, China, Han dynasty
Physical description
Figure of a dog, earthenware with green lead glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.3cm
  • Length: 21.3cm
Styles
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Production
Inventory
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.43-1935

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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