Sherd, vessel fragment

Historical period(s)
Pagan period, 950-1300
Medium
Earthenware with lead glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 4.2 x 2.9 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in)
Geography
Burma
Credit Line
Gift of Anonymous donor
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-3896
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vessel (fragment)

Keywords
Burma, earthenware, Pagan period (ca. 950 - 1300)
Provenance

From ca. 1971 to 1992
Private collection, collected in Pagan (Bagan), Burma (Myanmar). [1]

From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of an anonymous donor. [2]

Notes:

[1] Collected as a surface find by donor in ca. 1971. See object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Dr. Forrest McGill

Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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