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Description: | Vase and cover made of brown agate. Flattened quadrangular form, divided down the centre by projecting ribs and having similar ribs at each corner. Front and back carved with t'ao t'ieh (ogre) masks. Sides with geometrical design. Neck has masks between two borders of geometrical designs. Loop handles from which hang loose rings. Cover has a continuation of the ribs on the vase, and carved with masks between geomerical borders. With carved wooden stand.
Technique: carving
Material: gemstone
Material: agate (chalcedony)
vase made in China, Asia, (1934.149). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.11707 | Go to resource |
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