Title
Bottle with lugs and incised floral motif
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Yue kilns, Zhejiang province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 21.4 x 12.3 x 14.7 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00439
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
Such bottles were probably used as wine containers. The lugs at the side may have been for attaching a strap or for fastening the stopper. The bottle is decorated on each side with a flower with lush petals and leaves. Most of the glaze has already degraded on this vessel except for a few glossy olive-green patches that hint at its original lustre.
