Amphora with Dragon Handles

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Ovid body with narrow neck ending in cup-shaped rim; a pair of stylized dragons raising from the cup and fixed to the shoulder to form handles. Grayish, porcellaneous body, flushed slightly red on lower part. Translucent, finely crackled glaze.
618 AD - 906 AD
Accession Number
1958-94-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
amphora
Type
amphora
Medium
stoneware
Dimensions
H x diam.: 35 x 17 cm (13 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
made in
China
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1958-94-1
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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