VesselsChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Miniature "Hu" Jar with Flaring Mouth and Geometric Decor

2nd-1st century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cold-painted funerary ware: light gray earthenware with cold-painted red and black pigments over white gesso ground

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. 9.3 x Diam. 7 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

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