Ewer with flat-topped cover, makara spout, stepped handle.

Pear-Shaped Pitcher with Makara Spout and Handle and Flattened Lid

Vietnam

Ly-Tran dynasty (12th-13th century)

  • Titles Pear-Shaped Pitcher with Makara Spout and Handle and Flattened Lid (Descriptive)
  • Medium glazed stoneware
  • Dimensions 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Bequest of William M. Spencer III, AFI.51.2010a-b
  • Work Type ewer with cover
  • Classification Containers
  • On View

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