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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1949.133
Title
Winged Cup (Erbei) with Abstract Decor
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
3rd-1st century BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203598

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Painted lacquerware: brown and reddish orange lacquer over wooden core
Dimensions
sight: L. 13.97 x W. 12.7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
1949.133
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Abby Hykin, "FT-IR Analysis of Asian Lacquers" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1993), Unpublished, pp. 1-6 passim

Verification Level

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