5-Spouted celadon funerary jar and cover Northern

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Manager ID

1273

Title

5-Spouted celadon funerary jar and cover Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century

Short title

5-Spouted celadon funerary jar and cover Northern

Record number

BATEA : 1265

Simple name

jar

Classified name

ceramic; stoneware; celadon; jar; burial; funerary; China; tomb; petal; cover; Song;

Description

Description part summary

A five-spouted funerary celadon vase and cover. The six-faceted spouts are about 5.5cm long and rise from the shoulder but with no way through into the vase. The body is of broad bulky form divided into four horizontal segments of ever decreasing size; the lowest with incised overlapping triangular-shaped petals with their spine accentuated, the second and third tiers with carved petals with spines, the uppermost segment undecorated. The cover has a flanged steeple with moulded petals with incised details.

Description material

ceramic

Description condition

small chip on base and firing scar on shoulder but otherwise, good

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

	grey-green

Description length

Description height

24.5 cm

Description diameter

16 cm

Description width

Description depth

Description inscription

Description notes

Gallery location

Brunei Gallery, SOAS

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