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Ewer with elephant-head spout

1st–3rd century

Object PlaceThanh-hoa, Vietnam

Medium/TechniqueStoneware with ash glaze, molded, incised, and applied decoration, Thanh Hoa

Dimensions10 9/16 x 9 in. (26.9 x 22.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of John D. Constable

Accession number1991.988

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ClassificationsCeramics

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Asia

ProvenanceBetween about 1978 and 1991, purchased by John Davidson Constable (b. 1927- d. 2016), Sherborn, MA; 1991, year-end gift of John Davidson Constable to the MFA. (Accession date: January 22, 1992)

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