Spoon with Dragon-Head Handle
2nd century
Physical Qualities
Earthenware with green lead glaze, 2 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (6.5 x 13.3 x 6.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lawrason Riggs of J
Object Number
1945.59.13.1
The spoon was covered with a dark green glaze that would have closely resembled the metal originals they copy. Exposure to moisture caused the glaze to deteriorate, lightening in color and assuming some iridescence.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1945; Lawrason Riggs of J, Baltimore; from his uncle, General Lawrason Riggs, Baltimore (1861-1940)
Frances Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics, Baltimore: BMA, 1993, no. 48, p. 52.
