ceramic, glazed and decorated bowl (rice). exterior decorated with a band of murex shells around the wall of the bowl (ca. 4.0cm). 1.5cm band around the lip decorated with repetitive pattern. interior has a narrow blue band around lip and a medallion with seashell at bottom.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, China (?)
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
household (rice)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 7.5 centimeters and diameter 13.3 centimeters