Vessel with Cache of Jewelry

CultureJavanese
Titles
  • Vessel with Cache of Jewelry
Date960–1279
Fabricated inChina
Found inIndonesia
MediumStoneware
DimensionsVessel: 2 5/8 x 4 1/4 diameter in. (6.6 x 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2232-2004.2244
Non exposé

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ProvenanceProbably [Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, California]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008) Collection, Houston, by 1998; given to MFAH, 2004.

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