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Figure of a goat, tin-glazed earthenware, of a stylized form with thick body, simple conical legs, stubby tail, head with open mouth, bulging eyes, large ears and long horns curving backwards; covered all over with a brown glaze mottled with white flecks and with a lustrous sheen, incised and wax resist decorative techniques reveal the white tin-glaze beneath the brown coat in a pattern of large segmented circles and thin stripes around the body and chest.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39489
Acquisition
Transfer, 30/8/2013
Measurements
Height
(cm): 21.1
Length
(cm): 20.3
Width
(cm): 7.3
Height
(in): 8
Length
(in): 8
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
tin-glazed
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
incised
decoration
Applied Art
wax-resist
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-glazed earthenware
Location
Front Hall, South Balcony : Case H
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