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2024.20.4

Porcelain sherd from the base of a bowl or plate.

2024.20.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Porcelain sherd from the base of a bowl or plate.
Long description
Blue-grey shard of porcelain from the base of a bowl or plate. The concave interior of the shard has decorative curved incised lines. The convex exterior has part of the circular base of a bowl or plate present, which is covered with residue, likely natural sediment residue. The shard has a blue-grey glaze, apart from the base which is unglazed.
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
China (Manufactured)
Asia > Eastern Asia > China (Manufactured)
Cultural groups
Banda
Person
PRM source Roy Ellen
Field collector Roy Ellen
Date / Period
Date made: Before 05/03/1981
Date collected
05/03/1981
Acquisition information
Donated: 14 August 2024
Materials and processes
Material Porcelain Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Moulded, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Painted, Process Glazed, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length 155 mm Rim, Width 80 mm Base
Object numbers
Accession number: 2024.20.4 Other numbers: 1981.21

Search terms: Pottery, Plate, Bowl

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