Pitcher with globular body, short spout, and zoomorphic handle / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1971/2.72
Title: Pitcher with globular body, short spout, and zoomorphic handle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: stoneware with brown iron glaze
Object Creation Date: 618-907
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection
Period: China, Tang Period (618-907)
Dimensions: 11.8 cm x 10.5 cm x 10.5 cm (4 5/8 in. x 4 1/8 in. x 4 1/8 in.)
Century: 7th-10th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: pitcher
Primary Keywords: ceramics; pitcher
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by form; descriptors; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 544 x 496
File Size: 18 KB
Record: 1971/2.72
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Full citation: "Pitcher with globular body, short spout, and zoomorphic handle; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.72/1971_2.72.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.