VesselsChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Jar with zoomorphic spout

2nd-1st century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray earthenware with cold painted decoration

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

2nd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 34.6 x Diam. 27 cm (13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, October 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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