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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