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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.385
Title
Small Circular Cup with Rolled Lip and Abstract Decor
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
first half 8th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205469

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sancai ("three color") ware: pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splahed clear glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior, the (slightly degraded) glazes over a white-slip ground
Dimensions
H. 3.2 x Diam. 6.4 cm (1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.185.385
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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