Amphora with dragon-shaped handles
The long neck and rounded body of this amphora reflects a shape found earlier in the Mediterranean region and in west Asia,and produced in both glass and metal. The lively dragon-shaped handles, however, are Chinese additions.
Artwork Details
- 隋/唐 白瓷雙龍耳壺
- Title: Amphora with dragon-shaped handles
- Period: Sui (581–618)–Tang (618–907) dynasty
- Date: 7th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Stoneware with white glaze
- Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
- Object Number: 29.100.217
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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