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Large globular jar (weng)

Large globular jar (weng)

VesselsChinese3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Large globular jar (weng)

206 BCE-9 CE

Description

Large jar of slightly compressed globular form with broad shoulders, wide body, and lower portion gently tapering inward to a small flat base; lightly burnished dark gray earthenware.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray earthenware

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 51.1 x Diam. 56.5 cm (20 1/8 x 22 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Kaikodo, New York, April 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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