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Bough-pot
Bough-pot, earthenware, half-moon form, standing on three knob feet, one curving side and one flat side, the curving side decorated with moulded designs in relief consisting of three groups of classical figures in relief, one showing a female figure standing in a large shell with a cupid holding onto a sea creature, one showing a seated female figure holding a branch and a cupid with a lion, one showing a running female figure and a cupid riding on an eagle, each group of figures enclosed by an arched panel and separated from each other by a foliate motif, a border of raised circles along the rim; covered all over with a green glaze.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35035
Acquisition
Purchase, 19/11/1924
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.8
Length
(cm): 22
Width
(cm): 9
Height
(in): 5
Length
(in): 8
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
glaze
Location
In store
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