Chinese Tang dynasty cream-glazed amphora with dragon-head handles

dc.contributor.other	Van Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-06T12:36:59Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-06T12:36:59Z
dc.date.created	618 AD
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	This rounded shape amphora with dish mouth tapers to the base and has two handles which end as dragon heads biting the upper rim of the sleek neck. At the lower end of each handle is a t’aoh-t’ie monster head in relief. The cream colour glaze drips over half the body leaving an unglazed lower half, which clearly shows the light beige buff colour of the body under the glaze. This amphora was inspired by Greek Hellenistic prototypes which were brought to India during the time of Alexander the Great and then found their way to China. The Chinese, however, adapted them by the use of dragon heads for handles.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Ceramic 101	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	Height: 600 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Earthenware covered with a cream slip	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53845
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D709495	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Amphora	en_ZA
dc.title	Chinese Tang dynasty cream-glazed amphora with dragon-head handles	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA