Hill Jar Lid
29-25-7B
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China | Shaanxi | Xi'an
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-25-7B |
Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China | Shaanxi | Xi'an |
Period | Han Dynasty |
Date Made | 1st Century BCE - 3rd Century CE |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Clay | Lead Glaze |
Technique | Glazed | Fired |
Description | A lid from a pottery hill jar. It is made of light reddish terracotta covered with a dark green glaze which is partly iridescent. There is some hard earthy incrustation visible on the surface. |
Height | 25.4 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1929 |
Other Number | 6210 - Other Number |
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