Ewer / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1993/1.92
Title: Ewer
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: stoneware with white slip and amber glaze
Object Creation Date: 936-1125
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation); Inner Mongolia (autonomous region); Chifeng
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Creation Place 3: Inner Mongolia (autonomous region)
Creation Place 4: Chifeng
Credit Line: Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Period: China, Liao dynasty (936-1125)
Dimensions: 31 cm x 13.4 cm x 12.4 cm (12 3/16 in. x 5 1/4 in. x 4 7/8 in.)
Century: 10th-12th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: ewer
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Type: bottle
Physical Description: stoneware flasks with amber glaze on the upper portion and lower portion unglazed, showing white slip
Subject Matter: ceramic bottle of the Khitan (Liao) empire
Primary Keywords: flasks (bottles); jar
Secondary Keywords: bottles; bottles by form; containers; containers by form; objects we use; vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 869 x 1365
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Record: 1993/1.92
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