Chinese Candle Holder in the Form of a Dog
DateTang Dynasty, 618-906
Object NameHolder
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 123 × 185 × 85mm
AcquisitionBeatrice Claeson Gordon Bequest, 1990.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015044
About MeIt was an ancient Chinese belief that the world one passed to after death was similar to the living world. Therefore, in order to maintain one’s status in the next world, a tomb should be provided with all the things one had used in this life.Exhibitions
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Qing Dynasty, possibly 19th century
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Tang Dynasty, 618 - 906
Late 19th Century
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Edo Period, possibly late 18th century
Edo Period, possibly late 18th century
Edo Period, possibly late 18th century
Edo Period, possibly late 18th century
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
19th Century
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, QianlongJaiqing Period, 1796 - 1820
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 18th - 19th century
