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Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a ceramic bottle. The bottle is beige with a narrow neck and a rounded body. The neck is smooth, while the top portion of the body has vertical ridges. A decorative border of small bumps encircles the body beneath the ridged section. The lower part of the body is smooth. The background is gray and has a shadow cast by the bottle to the right. The title of the image is "Bottle" and the artist is not specified.

Artwork details

Date:
6th–7th century
Medium:
Glazed stoneware with carved and relief decoration
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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