Female figure of wife in the act of pushing the Prince over the cliff. One of two pottery figures finished with a yellowish-brown glaze, illustrating a folk tale. Please see [.1] for ceramic representation of a cliff, and [.3] for the figure of the Prince in the act of falling. [IL [OPS Move] 10/7/2017].

Collection type: Object
Description: Female figure of wife in the act of pushing the Prince over the cliff. One of two pottery figures finished with a yellowish-brown glaze, illustrating a folk tale. Please see [.1] for ceramic representation of a cliff, and [.3] for the figure of the Prince in the act of falling. [IL [OPS Move] 10/7/2017].
Long description: Female figure of wife in the act of pushing the Prince over the cliff. Depicted kneeling, with both hand suspended with palms facing away from the body. One of three pottery figures finished with a yellowish-brown glaze, illustrating a folk tale. Please see [.1] for ceramic representation of a cliff, and [.3] for the figure of the Prince in the act of falling. [IL [OPS Move] 10/7/2017].
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Cultural groups: Burman
Person: Field collector Lucy Margaret Eyre; PRM source Lucy Margaret Eyre
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1949
Date collected: By 1949
Acquisition information: Donated: 1949
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Process Glazed, Process Handbuilt, Process Incised, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions: Height: max 220 mm, Depth: max 144 mm, Width: max 149 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1949.10.75.2 Other PRM accession number: 1949.10.75b

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