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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.225.2
Title
Liner for simulated woven basket
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
6th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420-589) to Sui dynasty (581-618)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174850

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woven sheet silver
Dimensions
H. 9.2 x Diam. 10.2 cm (3 5/8 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, March 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.170.225.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Silver structure simulating a woven basket, made of silver straps woven into a diamond lattice continuing over a fragmentary base, the rim formed by a single horizontal strap of silver mounted by a small coiled silver band around the lip. Probably a liner for ceramic holder 2006.170.225.1.

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