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Lug from a jar

Object Details

Description
Zoomorphic mask, moulded with two holes at edges of mouth.
Clay: buff-grey stoneware with shell chips.
Glaze: mottled red and olive green; interior unglazed.
Provenance
From 1970-72 to 2001
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
From 2001
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2001
Notes:
[1] Object file. Collected by Victor Hauge on visits to the U Thong kiln sites in Bangkok, Thailand.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Victor and Takako Hauge
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
19th-20th century
Period
Nguyen dynasty
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Medium
Stoneware with mottled green glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4.5 x 8.4 x 7.4 cm (1 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 2 15/16 in)
Style
Bien Hoa or Songbe ware
Type
Vessel
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