Ewer (He type)
CultureChinese
Date12th-11th century B.C.E.
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 8 1/4 × 6 inches (24.77 × 20.96 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Gertrude H. Thomas Unitrust
Object number2009.12
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DescriptionThe unglazed vessel has been burnt brown on the surace. It has a tapered, tubular spout rising at an acute angle. A scroll and two circle motifs are molded in the lower spout. On the opposite side of the spout is a heart-shaped open for filling liquid, and a flat strap handle curving down to the body. The handle exterior is decorated with three incised grooves. The vessel features a large, bulbous body decorated with an impressed overall pattern of lozenge motifs. The body is raised on a cylindrical foot with splayed rim. The interior is open from the heart-shaped open to the bottom of the cylindrical foot.
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