Accession No
1933.702 A
Description
Reconstructed, everted rim sherd of pink ware; neck decorated on exterior with repeated bands of small triangular impressions; shoulder decorated with repeated, impressed, curvaceous geometric motifs. Partial, small raised lug or nubbin between neck and shoulder.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China; ?Hong Kong
Period
Bronze Age ?Han Dynasty
Source
Clarabut, Cecil Edward Raymond [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1933.702 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Early decorated sherds. A: Pink ware showing piece of lip and small applied lug.
Event Date 1933
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Ray M.K. Ma, Assistant Curator, Antiquities & Monuments Office, Hong Kong viewed these sherds on 1 October 2012 and believes that they may be from Hong Kong and are Bronze Age. This information has been added to the Place and Period fields.
Event Date 1/10/2012
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Reconstructed, everted rim sherd of pink ware; neck decorated on exterior with repeated bands of small triangular impressions; shoulder decorated with repeated, impressed, curvaceous geometric motifs. Partial, small raised lug or nubbin between neck and shoulder.
Event Date 3/11/2023
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Amendments / updates)
A vessel with similar low relief trellis pattern to that on 1936.313 A, dating to the Han dynasty, appears in Lin, James C.S. (2012) 'The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China', p. 318, plate 191. 1936.313 A is also impressed with similar curvaceous geometric motifs to this sherd. The period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 3/11/2023
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:136220
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