Hill Jar

48-2-17

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 48-2-17
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Han Dynasty
Date Made Han Dynasty
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic | Glaze
Technique Glazed | Fired
Iconography Hill | Mountain | Hunting | People | Dragons | Tigers
Description

Green glazed hill jar cylindrical in shape with three small feet and relief decoration. The sides show four mountains which are symbolic of the four directions: north, east, south, and west. There are two bronze rings visible which are a survival of the rings on a bronze vessel. A hunting scene showing people (spirit men?) attacking dragons and tigers is also featured. The cover for the jar is missing. A cover, 48-2-18, formerly catalogued with this jar does not actually belong with it.

Height 17.6 cm
Outside Diameter 22 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number L-2-330A - Old Loan Number | 479 - Hilprecht Number

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