Mortuary Vessel
Porringer
31-31-1
From: China | Mei Wa School Estate
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 31-31-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Mei Wa School Estate |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Clay | Slip | Glaze |
| Technique | Slipped | Glazed |
| Iconography | Crocodile |
| Description | Shallow mortuary dish of porringer type with crocodile head for a handle. Buff sandy clay with traces of a dark brown slip. Two drops of a yellow green glaze. |
| Height | 6.3 cm |
| Length | 20.3 cm |
| Depth | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Theodore Greene, 1931 |
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