Figure of a tortoise carrying a tablet surmounted by a bird decorated with green glaze
3rd–4th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueGlazed red earthenware with yellow slip
DimensionsOverall: 17.6 x 11 x 14 cm (6 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession number50.1830
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceLent by Charles B. Hoyt, October 24, 1944
1300–1521
A.D. 618–907
8th century A.D.
A.D. 550–850
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
A.D. 700–800
A.D. 700–800
A.D. 400–550
A.D. 550–750
A.D. 400–550
AD 600–750
A.D. 200–350