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MAS.753

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Title

Rimsherd of a vessel made of pale grey porcelain, glazed on both sides. While the background is always white, two parallel blue lines emphasize the rim on the inside. The outside is decorated with a floral pattern.

Date

1600 to 1699

Find site

Dunhuang Limes

Measurement

height 3.9 centimetres, width 4.7 centimetres

Description

Scope and content : Rimsherd of a vessel made of pale grey porcelain, glazed on both sides. While the background is always white, two parallel blue lines emphasize the rim on the inside. The outside is decorated with a floral pattern.

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHL.

Stein site number

T.XI.0011

Find site description

Chinese Han-dynasty defensive structures (walls, forts, beacon towers etc) runnning north of Dunhuang in the Gobi desert.

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