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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