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Collection of Far Eastern ceramics and sculpture

Various, 2400 BC–1600 AD

The Wilson: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham

Collection of 15 items; 8 Chinese porcelain, stoneware and earthenware pieces including a Chinese lady and a Head of a Dignitary, 4 Vietnamese ceramics (circa 15th century), 2 Persian black clay vessels (100-500 BC), and Cycladic(?) abstract marble sculpture (2500-2400 BC). Part of a bequest to 7 museums by Norbert and Greta Magnus through the Art Fund in 1992.

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Title of artwork, date

Collection of Far Eastern ceramics and sculpture, 2400 BC–1600 AD

Date supported

1992

Medium and material

Porcelain, stoneware, earthenware, marble, clay

Gifted by

Norbert & Greta Magnus

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