2005.178: Bottom Tier from a Set of Stacked Quatrefoil Boxes with Stylized Floral Decor
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.178
- Title
- Bottom Tier from a Set of Stacked Quatrefoil Boxes with Stylized Floral Decor
- Classification
- Boxes
- Work Type
- box
- Date
- 11th-early 12th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Liao dynasty, 907-1125
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/5859
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Liao sancai ("three-color") ware: molded ivory-hued earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green and caramel-yellow glazes
- Dimensions
- 5 x 15.6 x 10.1 cm (1 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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J.J. Lally & Co., New York
William B. Goldstein, M.D., Wilton, Conn.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of William B. Goldstein, M.D., and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.178
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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