Imported Earthenware Vessels
- Period
- Colonical
- Date
- 2025-10-12
- Materials
- Clay
- Site
- Anuradhapura
- Inventory
- MAMG/2009/C/35
Full Description
The objects shown here are fragments of imported ceramics discovered during excavations at the Citadel of Anuradhapura. These artefacts represent an extensive geographical area extending from Iran in the west to China in the east. Chronologically, they belong to a broad period ranging from 600 BCE to 800 CE.
The imported ceramic fragments displayed here include examples of:
1. Islamic turquoise-glazed ware
2. Chinese Yue ware
3. Chinese pale-coloured glazed ware
4. Islamic bitumen ware
5. Chinese Dusun ware
6. Chinese Wenzhou ware and Chinese black-glazed ware
The imported ceramic fragments displayed here include examples of:
1. Islamic turquoise-glazed ware
2. Chinese Yue ware
3. Chinese pale-coloured glazed ware
4. Islamic bitumen ware
5. Chinese Dusun ware
6. Chinese Wenzhou ware and Chinese black-glazed ware