Shell-form dish
Shell-form dish
Shell-form dish
Shell-form dish
Shell-form dish
Shell-form dish

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Shell-form dish

Chinese
Wei dynasty ?, 220–265 CE
1998-261

Information

Title
Shell-form dish
Medium
Proto-porcelain with a greenish glaze
Dimensions
h. 2.3 cm., l. 16.0 cm., w. 11.2 cm. (7/8 x 6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien in honor of Allen Rosenbaum
Object Number
1998-261
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Six Dynasties
Type
ceramics, chinese ceramics styles, dishes
Materials
porcelain, glaze
Subject
shell

–1998 Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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