Mortuary Vessel

Porringer

31-31-1

From: China | Mei Wa School Estate

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 31-31-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Mei Wa School Estate
Section Asian
Materials Clay | Slip | Glaze
Technique Slipped | Glazed
Iconography Crocodile
Description

Shallow mortuary dish of porringer type with crocodile head for a handle. Buff sandy clay with traces of a dark brown slip. Two drops of a yellow green glaze.

Height 6.3 cm
Length 20.3 cm
Depth 14 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Theodore Greene, 1931

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