Jar and cover
CultureChinese
DateWarring States period (480-221 B.C.E.)
MediumGlazed stoneware (proto porcelain)
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 × 15 3/4 inches (31.45 × 40.01 cm)
A (body): 11 × 15 3/4 inches (27.94 × 40.01 cm)
B (lid): 1 3/8 × 7 1/2 inches (3.51 × 19.05 cm)
A (body): 11 × 15 3/4 inches (27.94 × 40.01 cm)
B (lid): 1 3/8 × 7 1/2 inches (3.51 × 19.05 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Mary Lou Blackwell Fund and Oriental Discretionary Fund
Object number2001.22 A,B
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionCovered with an earthy yellow ochre glaze, the large round vessel with lid is supported by three short, stout legs. The vessel has two vestigial handles with loose rings on its body as well as one on the lid. Five decorative frieze registers encircle the body while three registers are on the lid. The upper and lower registers of both the body and lid are void of decoration while the remaining registers are hand-stamped with a repetitive spiral design.
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