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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:Vase
Date Made:618-906 CE (Tang Dynasty)
Type:Container
Materials:Stoneware; with cream glaze
Place Made:Asia; China
Measurements:Overall: 20 in; 50.8 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1964.3.J.SII
Credit Line:Gift of Caroline R. Hill
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Amphora-type vase with slender neck and wide shoulders with long handles terminating in phoenix heads at the mouth. Belongs to a well-known type which seems to have been derived from a Hellenistic model.

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vessels

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