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Vase
Vase, white jasper with a sage green dip covering the exterior, standing on a cylindrical drum-shaped pedestal, urn-shaped body with to either side twin white ridged horizontal loop handles with ram's head terminals, decorated with applied ornament in white relief with around pedestal a border of ram's heads issuing scrolling ribbons and floral swags, around the lower body of the vase a border of alternating anthemions and acanthus leaves, around the centre of the body two groups of classical figures, a wreath of leaves around the upper body, formal borders of leaves and ovals around the foot and lip-rim of the vase. The lip-rim of the vase chipped.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36089
Acquisition
Purchase, 3/1/1935
Measurements
Height
(cm): 17
diam
(cm): 8.8
Height
(in): 6
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
dipped
decoration
Applied Art
applied
decoration
Applied Art
Material
jasper
Location
In store
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