Funerary Jar
29-25-6
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China | Shaanxi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-25-6 |
| Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Shaanxi |
| Period | Han Dynasty |
| Date Made | 1st Century BCE - 3rd Century CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Clay | Lead Glaze |
| Technique | Fired | Glazed | Low Relief |
| Iconography | Animals |
| Description | Pottery jar made of light orange-red terracotta which is covered with dark a green glaze now silvery iridescent and encrusted with a hard earthy layer. There is adecorative band in low relief on the shoulder depicting running animals. |
| Height | 37.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1929 |
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