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Figure EAA-chi-019. The image of crested and antlered head of the long (?) dragon, serving as a pottery relief decoration.


Medium: Category
(Object):
Artist/Workshop: Historical/Art
Period, Date:
Provenience: Collection:
Ceramic
(porcelain),
yellow-green
celadon glaze
Miniature sculpture
(Ewer, theriomorphic handle, plastic deco-ration, glazed, detail)
Unknown Northern Qi Dynasty, Emperor Gao Wei
(r. 565-577 AD),
571 AD
Tomb of Xu Xianxiu, Wangjiafeng,
Taiyuan, Shanxi, Central China
Shanxi Museum,
Taiyuan, Inven-
tory № ?

Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Chinese Expedition, 29 August - 1 October 2011). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details).

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