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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.387
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/205156

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze
Dimensions
H. 2.7 x Diam. 5.1 cm (1 1/16 x 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
1942.185.387
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jessica Chloros, "An Investigation of Cobalt Pigment on Islamic Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2008), Unpublished, pp. 1-41 passim

Verification Level

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