Funerary model of a well head
1st-2nd century
Description
Jar like container with flared mouth, wide, compressed body on a flat base, circular openings below the rim, and high-relief geometric decoration perhaps simulating rope; buff stoneware with yellow green glaze over applique molded and incised decoration. Excavated funerary models of water wells resembling the structure and decoration of this piece indicate it was likely a representation of a well head to furnish a tomb.
Dimensions
H. 13.7 x Diam. 18.2 cm (5 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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